Rosemarie Trockel, Manu’s Spleen (I–V) (2000–2002)
By Claire Lambe
Issue 4, Summer 2025
In 2002, we deserted our lives in London, said goodbye to friends and family, and, with two small kids, moved to Australia. I didn’t know then if I would continue to make art. Maybe that’s why encountering Manu’s Spleen at the Dia Center on that journey south hit with such compulsion. Trockel’s work didn’t offer answers; it reflected the shifting identities, unspeakable feelings without explanation or apology.
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