Rocking Machine
Sculpture by Herman Makkink
(1937-2013)
This kinetic work was made by Makkink in 1969, in his London studio at St Katharine's Docks. It gained iconic status after being discovered by director Stanley Kubrick who gave it a central role in his movie 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) along with another Herman Makkink multiple, Christ Unltd. The Herman Makkink Estate holds the copyrights for the original work and has now developed a new official edition of the Rocking Machine from the original mold in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
History
Herman Makkink with The Rocking Machine in his studio
Movie stills 'A Clockwork Orange' by Stanley Kubrick, 1971
Quick GIF preview of scene from 'A Clockwork Orange' by Stanley Kubrick, 1971
Press
Auction PopXCulture November 2021 – RM Gold Edition at Bonhams London
Book 2019 – The Stanley Kubrick Archives, TASCHEN Bibliotheca Universalis
Book 2019 – Movies of the 70s, TASCHEN Bibliotheca Universalis
26 April till 15 September 2019 – Stanley Kubrick Expo at Design Museum London
November till January 2013 – News of The World gallery London
June till September 2012 – Stanley Kubrick Expo at EYE Museum, Amsterdam
November 2008 – Sex Museum South Beach Miami, Florida USA
Film 1970 – A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick)
Film 1970 – Drop Out (Tinto Brass)
Contact
For sale and press inquiries, please contact –
The Herman Makkink Estate
Fiona Makkink
info@therockingmachine.com