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Catttt Posted 4 years ago
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Hang Up

Hang Up is the title of an artwork by Eva Hesse. It can be seen here:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/71396/hang-up

The description below the image on this page says "The title might be understood as a humorous instruction for the sculpture’s display but also acts on a more psychological level". Can anyone explain what these two understandings of the title are exactly?

  

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catttt The description below the image on this page says "The title might be understood as a humorous instruction for the sculpture’s display but also acts on a more psychological level". Can anyone explain what these two understandings of the title are exactly? I suppose there are more than two.

  • catttt The description below the image on this page says "The title might be understood as a humorous instruction for the sculpture’s display but also acts on a more psychological level".
  • Can anyone explain what these two understandings of the title are exactly?
  • I suppose there are more than two.
  • The words "hang up" have many connotations.
  • Your get hung up on a snag, like when a bramble catches your sleeve or when your boat runs up on a sunken tree, and there is the figurative version of that.
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cattttThe description below the image on this page says "The title might be understood as a humorous instruction for the sculpture’s display but also acts on a more psychological level". Can anyone explain what these two understandings of the title are exactly?

I suppose there are more than two. The words "hang up" have many connotations. Your get hung up o

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