ID: 700000058 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000058	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Tori (assemblage (archaeological artifacts); Eva Hesse, American (born Germany), 1936 - 1970; 1969; Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia count...; 1990-121-1-9)

Note: Using the malleability of industrial materials such as latex, fiberglass, and resin to great effect, Eva Hesse imbued a subtle eroticism and a sense of human presence in her sculptures. The title of this work, suggested to Hesse by the artist Robert Morris, is the plural of the word “torus,” a geometric shape created by the revolution of a circular form around an external axis. The nine forms that make up this work are organic and rigid, fleshy and repellent, corporeal and otherworldly. By allowing the components of the sculpture to be arranged in various configurations, Hesse purposely left the precise allusions of these suggestive forms ambiguous, inviting our associations to guide our experience of the work and its meaning.

Titles:

Tori (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Nine Forms Arranged Casually on the Floor (C,U,D,DE,English,U,U)

Modern Assemblage (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

assemblage (archaeological artifacts) [300256847] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name), object groupings, <object groupings by general context>)

scatter piece [300185097]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by form>)

Classifications:

Modern art (preferred)

sculptures

Creation Date: 1969

Creator Display:

Eva Hesse, American (born Germany), 1936 - 1970 [preferred,VP]

sculptor Hesse, Eva (American sculptor, born in Germany, 1936-1970) Extent: execution [500026528]

Locations:

Current: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) [500214534] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1990-121-1-9

Credit Line: Purchased with funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Korman, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sachs, Marion Boulton Stroud, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard T. Storey, and with other various funds, 1990

Display Materials: Polyester, resin, and fiberglass on wire mesh

	fiberglass (composite material) [300183781]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, glass (material), <glass by form>)

	resin (organic material) [300012882]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material)

	mesh [300014654]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>)

	polyester (resin) [300014546]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, plastic (material), <plastic by property>, <plastic by property: thermoplastic or thermoset>)

Dimensions: Largest of nine units: 47 x 17 x 15 inches (119.4 x 43.2 x 38.1 cm)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Process art [300022209] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, <international post-1945 styles and movements>, <post-1945 fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

nonrepresentational art (preferred,description)

botanical (description)

human figures (description)

architecture (description)

Specific Subjects:

	anatomical [300054465]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), <science and related disciplines>, science (modern discipline), natural sciences, biological sciences) (AAT)

Outside Iconography:

Code: Term:

Copyright: © The Estate of Eva Hesse. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Tori	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)
Nine Forms Arranged Casually on the Floor	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)
Modern Assemblage	........ [VP]
	........ Philadelphia Museum of Art online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... CDWA online (1995-)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986) accessed 12 February 2018