Bob Wilson
‘Hamletmachine’ Set,
1986
Set composed of a table and 4 chairs in perforated steel.
Bob Wilson's Hamletmachine table and chairs were created in 1986 for the first performances of the play in New York and Hamburg, with only three tables produced. The example in question, made for the Thalia Theater, is the only one left in private hands, making it particularly exceptional.
Dimensions
H. 96.5 x W. 366 x D. 47 cm
provenance
Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany
biography
Bob Wilson
B. 1941,
United States
Bob Wilson (b. 1941, Waco, Texas) is an American playwright and visual artist, renowned for his innovative approach to theater and visual art.
After studying at the University of Texas and the Pratt Institute, he founded The Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds in New York in the 1960s, creating major works such as Deafman Glance (1970) and Einstein on the Beach (1976) in collaboration with Philip Glass.
Wilson has worked with artists such as Tom Waits, Laurie Anderson and Susan Sontag, and has signed iconic productions including Samuel Beckett’s La Dernière bande and Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande.
His award-winning work is exhibited in international collections. He is also the founder of the Watermill Center, a laboratory for the arts in New York.