The Great Idea (Karl Marx)
The Great Idea (Karl Marx)
The Great Idea (Karl Marx)
The Great Idea (Karl Marx)
The Great Idea (Karl Marx)
The Great Idea (Karl Marx)

© Eduard Bersudsky / Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre. Image credit: Sergey Jakovsky, courtesy of the artist's estate

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A small, carved wooden figure of the German philosopher and father of the Communist ideology, Karl Marx, begins by turning a handle, which sets into fast chaotic motion the huge machinery over his head.

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)

Title

The Great Idea (Karl Marx)

Date

1990–1991

Medium

mixed media

Measurements

H 266.5 x W 118 x D 61.5 cm

Accession number

S.367

Acquisition method

on long-term loan to Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, Glasgow

Work type

Sculpture

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