Robert Gober: Sculpturen und Installationen 1979-2007

Sculptures and Installations 1979–2007 offers a comprehensive view of Robert Gober’s sculptural practice, foregrounding his transformation of

familiar domestic objects into psychologically charged, unsettling forms. Everyday elements—sinks, doors, beds, drains, body fragments—are meticulously crafted and subtly altered, shifting from functional objects to carriers of memory, desire, anxiety, and loss.

Gober’s work operates through displacement and ambiguity. What appears ordinary becomes estranged; what seems solid reveals vulnerability. His installations construct immersive environments in which architecture, object, and bodily reference intertwine, inviting viewers into spaces that oscillate between intimacy and unease. Meaning emerges not through narrative but through atmosphere, repetition, and material precision.

The publication traces the consistency of Gober’s artistic language across decades, emphasizing his sustained inquiry into identity, sexuality, belief, and the social codes embedded in domestic space. Sculpture is understood here not as autonomous form, but as a site where personal experience and collective symbolism intersect—quietly, insistently, and with lasting emotional force.