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Articulations.

We are sausage-less, and bereft.

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Artists Peter Fischli (left) and David Weiss (right).

Conceptual artist David Weiss, of Swiss duo Fischli/Weiss, has passed away, two months shy of his 66th birthday.

 R.I.P.

The film, Der Lauf Der Dinge (The Way Things Are), tends to be cited as their representative work — but me, I love their early series, The Sausage Photographs, from 1979 (below).

No more Würste.

Fashion Show, from The Sausage Photographs (1979).

In the Mountains, from The Sausage Photographs (1979).

The Accident, from The Sausage Photographs (1979).

In the Carpet Shop, from The Sausage Photographs (1979).

Fire of Ulster, from The Sausage Photographs (1979).

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Written by jusdeananas

April 28, 2012 at 12:02 am

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