Hans Haacke

(American/German, born 1936)

Hans Haacke is an influential German-born American Conceptual artist whose work critiques social and political systems, especially those found in the art world. Working across painting, installation, and photography, he tackles the influence of corporate interests on contemporary art. Haacke often uses institutions both as subject matter and as a venue, which has at times caused controversy—most notably as seen in his proposed 1974 solo show at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The notorious exhibition, titled “Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Board of Trustees,” would have mounted an index of the museum’s corporate sponsors and board of trustees to the walls of the museum, but was cancelled six weeks before its opening, and its curator Edward Fry was fired. Born on August 12, 1936 in Cologne, Germany, Haacke first studied at the Staatliche Werkakademie in Kassel, then at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia funded by a Fulbright Grant in 1961–1962. Today, his works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Tate Gallery in London among others. Haacke lives and works in New York, NY.

Hans Haacke News

Why Art Fails to Make a Difference on Its Own: More Thoughts on Hans Haacke's Urgently Relevant Survey at the New Museum

Why Art Fails to Make a Difference on Its Own: More Thoughts on Hans Haacke's Urgently Relevant Survey at the New Museum

How Hans Haacke's Rise Coincided With the End of 1960s Activism and the Birth of Corporate Museum Sponsorship

How Hans Haacke's Rise Coincided With the End of 1960s Activism and the Birth of Corporate Museum Sponsorship

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Hans Haacke Artworks

Hans Haacke (64 results)

Tiffany Cares, 1978

Hans Haacke

Tiffany Cares, 1978

Sale Date: September 27, 2022

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Mobilization, 1957

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Mobilization, 1957

Sale Date: May 28, 2022

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Scylla and Charybdis

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Scylla and Charybdis

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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Mobil: On the Right Track, 1980

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Mobil: On the Right Track, 1980

Sale Date: December 17, 2021

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Upstairs at Mobil: Musings of a Shareholder, 1982

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Upstairs at Mobil: Musings of a Shareholder, 1982

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Helmsboro Country (Unfolded), 1990

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Helmsboro Country (Unfolded), 1990

Sale Date: July 24, 2020

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Upstairs at Mobil: Musings of a Shareholder, 1981

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Upstairs at Mobil: Musings of a Shareholder, 1981

Sale Date: May 27, 2020

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded) (diptych), 1990

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded) (diptych), 1990

Sale Date: February 26, 2020

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[Untitled], 1961

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[Untitled], 1961

Sale Date: July 16, 2019

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded) (diptych), 1990

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded) (diptych), 1990

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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MOBIL: ON THE RIGHT TRACK, 1980

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MOBIL: ON THE RIGHT TRACK, 1980

Sale Date: March 5, 2018

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Upstairs at Mobil : Musings of a Sharehold..., 1982

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Upstairs at Mobil : Musings of a Sharehold..., 1982

Sale Date: January 20, 2018

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Untitled

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Sale Date: May 6, 2017

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded; in 2 parts), 1990

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Helmsboro Country (unfolded; in 2 parts), 1990

Sale Date: July 2, 2015

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Blue White Zig Zag,1965, 1965

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Blue White Zig Zag,1965, 1965

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Blue White Zig Zag, 1965

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Blue White Zig Zag, 1965

Sale Date: November 15, 2014

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Exxon, 1975

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Sale Date: October 28, 2014

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Mobil: On the Right Track, 1980

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Mobil: On the Right Track, 1980

Sale Date: May 17, 2014

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Helmsboro Country (Unfolded) (in 2 parts), 1990

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Helmsboro Country (Unfolded) (in 2 parts), 1990

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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Newborn identification, 1969

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Newborn identification, 1969

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Obstructed Flow, 1967

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Obstructed Flow, 1967

Sale Date: March 8, 2013

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Condensation Cube, 1963–1965

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Condensation Cube, 1963–1965

Sale Date: February 14, 2013

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Sans titre, 1991

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Sans titre, 1991

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Blue-white-Zig-Zag, 1965

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Blue-white-Zig-Zag, 1965

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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