The exhibit communicates mortality through visibly aged items, emphasizing the conflict between art’s impermanence and the artist's legacy and audience's attachment.
The prominence of Eva Hesse's works conveys a poignant narrative about decay, with art pieces transforming into household items that resonate with personal loss.
Through its dedicated collection, the Berkeley Art Museum showcases the reality of ephemerality, indicating how art can embody themes of deterioration and temporal existence.
Both exhibitions, though unrelated, reflect on 20th-century artworks and their respective histories while confronting the idea of tangible and intangible legacies.
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