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Title

Every man wears a head on his shoulder II

1981

Artist

Ana Maria Pacheco

Brazil, England

1943 –

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    England
    Date
    1981
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    etching
    Dimensions
    image: 69.0 x 54.0 cm; sheet: 82.0 x 65.5 cm
    Credit
    Gift of John Clark 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    201.2020
    Copyright
    © Ana Maria Pacheco
    Artist information
    Ana Maria Pacheco

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    Every man wears a head on his shoulder I & III makes implicit reference to corrupted politics and the incidents that Pacheco herself witnessed and experienced in a militarised Brazil. Though the identity and ethnicity of the figures in these works is indistinct, they bear witness to something violent and disturbing.

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    Where the work was made

    England

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