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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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'The poetics of banality': Fischli and Weiss's work – in pictures

Fischli and Weiss: Fischli & Weiss, Sleeping Puppets (2008-9) installed at the ICA
Rat and Bear played by Peter Fischli and David Weiss in The Least Resistance and The Right Way at the ICA, London
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Stefan Altenburger
Fischli and Weiss: Peter Fischli / David Weiss still life photograph
Honour, Courage and Confidence from the series Quiet Afternoon (1984-5)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: A still from Patrick Frey's documentary Making Things Go
Still from Patrick Frey's documentary Making Things Go (1985/2006), which shows the artists rehearsing for their film The Way Things Go
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
© Peter Weiss / David Fischli
Fischli and Weiss: A still from Hunde
Still from Hunde
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: Installation view of a room at the Tate Modern, Untitled
Installation view of the room Geschnitzte Polyurethan-Objekte, at Tate Modern
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Fischli and Weiss: A still from The Right Way, 1983, 16mm film
Still from The Right Way (1983)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
© Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: Outlaws from Quiet Afternoon, 1984, Colour photograph
Outlaws, from the series Quiet Afternoon (1984-5)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: Suddenly This Overview. A series of clay figures exhibited at the Tate
Funny and Silly, from Suddenly This Overview (1981)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Fischli and Weiss: A room of clay sculptures at the Tate Modern
A room of clay sculptures with the series title Suddenly This Overview (1981-2006) at Tate Modern
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian
Fischli and Weiss: A still from from The Least Resistance
Still from The Least Resistance (1980-1)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: At The Carpet Shop from the series Sausage Photographs
At the Carpet Shop from the series Sausage Photographs (1979)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: Untitled, from the series Flowers and Mushrooms
Untitled, from the series Flowers and Mushrooms (1997-8)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Fischli and Weiss: Peter Fischli and David Weiss in a still from Making Things Go
Peter Fischli and David Weiss in a still from Making Things Go (1985)
Courtesy of Sprueth Magers Berlin London and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Photograph: Peter Fischli / David Weiss
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