The Knowing, or Everything goes black, but your eyes are still open, t…
2009
The Knowing, or Everything goes black, but your eyes are still open, that’s it!
(Celle qui sait, ou C'est le noir complet, mais tes yeux sont encore grands ouverts, c'est ça!)
2009
The history of art, and that of modernism in particular, often serves a starting point for the work of Ryan Gander. In 2008 he embarked on a series inspired by Degas’ Petite danseuse de 14 ans (1865-1881), that controversial landmark in the history of Modernism. This figurative counterpoint becomes the matrix of a series of imaginative fictions; for Gander this is not about replicating Degas’ sculpture, “it’s about reproducing the character of the ballerina who posed for him”. So in this second life she is often found in the attitudes of a rebellious teenager, smoking, gazing into the distance, or in front of her tablet.
| Domain | Sculpture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Bronze, bois |
| Dimensions | Dimensions de la statue : 100 x 25 x 39 cm Dimensions du socle : 20 x 12 x 12 cm Dimensions du cube : 5 x 5 x 5 cm |
| Acquisition | Dépôt de la Centre Pompidou Foundation, 2016 (Promesse de don de Thea Westreich Wagner et Ethan Wagner à la Centre Pompidou Foundation) |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Ryan Gander
(1976, Royaume-Uni) |
|---|---|
| Main title | The Knowing, or Everything goes black, but your eyes are still open, that’s it! (Celle qui sait, ou C'est le noir complet, mais tes yeux sont encore grands ouverts, c'est ça!) |
| Creation date | 2009 |
| Domain | Sculpture |
| Description | Statue en bronze, socle en bois et cube |
| Techniques | Bronze, bois |
| Dimensions | Dimensions de la statue : 100 x 25 x 39 cm Dimensions du socle : 20 x 12 x 12 cm Dimensions du cube : 5 x 5 x 5 cm |
| Acquisition | Dépôt de la Centre Pompidou Foundation, 2016 (Promesse de don de Thea Westreich Wagner et Ethan Wagner à la Centre Pompidou Foundation) |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
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Bibliography
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