Rosemarie Trockel, Manu’s Spleen (I–V) (2000–2002)

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.