Even though the American artist’s life was tragically cut short at 34, Hesse stood out in the 1960s for her use of discarded materials to create organic forms, while her predominately male contemporaries were making rigid minimalist sculpture.
Eva Hesse in Woodstock, 1963 / Via Eva Hesse Documentary
A documentary set for release in April 2016, will reveal never-before-seen footage and writings of Eva Hesse, illuminating the short life of the extraordinary artist.
From escaping Nazi Germany with her sister when she was only 2 years old to redefining anti-form sculpture in the 1960s, Hesse's life is movie-worthy. Living in New York, Hesse challenged the prevalent structures of minimalism with a feminist practice. Right as her career was starting to take off, she tragically died at 34 from a brain tumor.
William Hesse's journal recording Eva’s birth / Via Eva Hesse Documentary
Eva Hesse, born on Jan. 11, 1936, in Hamburg, Germany, was the second child of Wilhelm Hesse, an attorney, and Ruth Marcus Hesse.
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