In addition, the works of Cesar (1921 - 98), (squashed cars); and the
junk sculpture of Arman (b. 1928)(
heaps of broken telephones) clearly qualify as belonging to the absurd, as do the Maman spider sculptures of Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010); and the unique stick -
like figures of Alberto Giacometti, such as Tall Woman II (1960, Museum of Modern Art, New York).
They may be extremely intellectually interesting, crafted by the finest minds (though everything I read tells me that they are more thrown together
like a
heap of
junk and that its a miracle if they can be run twice without major realtime surgery becuase the coding and methods are so archaic) and beautiful in their elegance.