About The Work
My Grandpa Went to See Hell and All I Got Was This Lousy Souvenir is part of the Chapman brothers' larger series of sculptural vignettes Hell. The enamel and resin sculpture trades on both the souvenirs sold to promote grand events and the honor given to the generation who fought and lived through World War II (including the artists' grandparents.) In this scene, some of the grotesque horrors of war are inventoried.
About Jake & Dinos Chapman
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Sculpture
Polyester resin and enamel paint
8.25 x 4.69 x 4.12 in
21.0 x 11.9 x 10.5 cm
This work is unsigned and does not come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
About The Work
My Grandpa Went to See Hell and All I Got Was This Lousy Souvenir is part of the Chapman brothers' larger series of sculptural vignettes Hell. The enamel and resin sculpture trades on both the souvenirs sold to promote grand events and the honor given to the generation who fought and lived through World War II (including the artists' grandparents.) In this scene, some of the grotesque horrors of war are inventoried.
About Jake & Dinos Chapman
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Smile! You Made it Through 2020
- Interviews & Features: "If Our Work Is Fascist, It's Because Desire Is Already Fascist": A Q&A with Jake and Dinos Chapman
- Art 101: How Masterpieces Get Sold: Behind 10 Contemporary Art Icons That Went Under the Hammer at Christie’s
- Art 101: 7 Controversial 21st-Century Artworks You Need to Know Now
- Interviews & Features: Jeffrey Deitch on Why Figurative Art Rules the Zeitgeist, and His New Calling as a Pop-Up Impresario
The work was donated directly by the artist to the Foundation for Contemporary Arts in 2010.
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