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1 / 1Katharina Fritsch: Rattenkönig (Rat-King)
The earliest recorded sightings of a rat-king (a group of rodents bound together through an accidental knotting of tails) date back to the Renaissance, and subsequent recordings have served only to inflame the unsettling reputation of this phenomenon. Katharina Fritsch conceived of Rattenkoenig (Rat-King), a large-scale sculptural installation, following her first visit to New York.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Dia Art Foundation
- ISBN
- 9780944521267
- Publication date
- 1993
- Cover
- Softcover
- Pages
- 34 pages
- Dimension
- 11.75 x 8.25 in.
- Publication credits
- Texts by Lynne Cooke, Christian Winter, and Giorgio de Chirico
Related Artists
Katharina Fritsch
Katharina Fritsch was born in Essen, West Germany, in 1956. She lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Related Exhibitions
Exhibition
Katharina Fritsch: Rat-King
April 15, 1993–June 19, 1994, Dia Chelsea
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