INSTALLATIONS THAT SEDUCED ME AND CIRCLES WHICH DIDN'T
After a rather disappointing moment with Sonia Delaunay - but we'll get to that later - I was attracted to this statue which looked remarkably like the Samothrace at the Louvre. Alright, I'm pushing it a bit, but even so....up the stairs I go. (Watchers) Untitltled 2014 Little did I expect to discover a very exciting artist. David Altmejd. Canadian from Montreal, we may well gave seen his work in the Canadian pavilion in the Venice Biennale in 2007. I am ashamed to say that I don't remember! This was his first retrospective in France. You know my love of installations, but this work bowled me over. He's a sculptor and uses space in an unknown manner for me. Sometimes they are monumental and who knows a summary of the artist's world? The diversity of materials which includes minerals, artificial flowers, mirrors everywhere and so much so that the spectator becomes an intricate part of the work, plexiglass and even stuffed animals. The sheer size is