Leap into the Void

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Leap into the Void is a famous 1960 photomontage by Yves Klein that depicts the artist appearing to leap fearlessly from a high wall, symbolizing his fascination with immateriality and the void.

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Leap into the Void canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork ⓘ
photomontage ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Yves Klein ⓘ
depicts Yves Klein ⓘ
artist leaping from a high wall ⓘ
empty pavement below the artist ⓘ
urban street scene ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Dimanche – Le Journal d’un Seul Jour ⓘ
genre conceptual art ⓘ
hasInfluenced conceptual photography ⓘ
later body-based art practices ⓘ
performance documentation ⓘ
hasInterpretation critique of photographic truth ⓘ
exploration of the boundary between reality and illusion ⓘ
metaphor for artistic faith ⓘ
hasPart photograph of Yves Klein jumping from a wall ⓘ
imageFeature artist’s arms outstretched in mid-air ⓘ
stone wall from which the artist appears to jump ⓘ
street with bicycles and cars ⓘ
inception 1960 ⓘ
locationOfCreation Fontenay-aux-Roses ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
medium gelatin silver print ⓘ
movement Nouveau Réalisme ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ
performance art ⓘ
notableFor combination of performance and photography ⓘ
iconic image of postwar avant-garde art ⓘ
illusion of a deadly jump without visible support ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Yves Klein’s exploration of the void ⓘ
Yves Klein’s immaterial works ⓘ
publicationDate 1960-11-27 ⓘ
publisher Dimanche – Le Journal d’un Seul Jour ⓘ
significantEvent staged jump by Yves Klein ⓘ
use of photomontage to create illusion of dangerous leap ⓘ
subjectMatter artistic transcendence ⓘ
body and space ⓘ
immateriality ⓘ
risk and faith ⓘ
the void ⓘ
symbolizes fascination with immateriality ⓘ
leap into the void ⓘ
spiritual and artistic risk ⓘ
trust in the invisible ⓘ
technique black-and-white photography ⓘ
photomontage ⓘ
title Leap into the Void ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yves Klein → notableWork → Leap into the Void ⓘ
Leap into the Void → title → Leap into the Void ⓘ