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Wim Delvoye: Personal Exhibition

Past exhibition
26 June - 1 November 2014
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  • “I want to explain something that is beyond everyday life, but to explain it, I use the most everyday things...

    “I want to explain something that is beyond everyday life, but to explain it, I use the most everyday things possible.” 

    – Wim Delvoye

  • Wim Delvoye

     

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      Serebryanicheskaya Emb., 19, Moscow

    Wim Delvoye is one of the most provocative and profound conceptual artists, whose ironical interpretations refill the daily objects with a new meaning.

     

    Delvoye’s unpredictable experiments turn the gas cylinders to Delft tiles, transform the shovels and ironing boards into the ancient shields, convert the construction machinery – cranes, dump trucks and concrete mixers – into the airy structures decorated with an interwoven ornament of the Gothic architecture.

  • Installation Views
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).
    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014 (View more details about this item in a popup).

    Installation view from Wim Delvoye at Gary Tatintsian Gallery, June 26–November 1, 2014

  • Exhibited Works
    • Wim Delvoye Dump Truck, 2013 Laser-­cut Corten steel 360 x 170 x 574 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Dump Truck, 2013
      Laser-­cut Corten steel
      360 x 170 x 574 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Twisted Dumptruck CCW, 2013 Laser-cut stainless steel 185 × 87 × 95 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Twisted Dumptruck CCW, 2013
      Laser-cut stainless steel
      185 × 87 × 95 cm
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    • Wim Delvoye Slanted Dump Truck, 2012 Laser-cut stainless steel 140 x 40 x 60 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Slanted Dump Truck, 2012
      Laser-cut stainless steel
      140 x 40 x 60 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Möbius Corpus Inside, 2012 Polished bronze 100 x 100 x 130 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Möbius Corpus Inside, 2012
      Polished bronze
      100 x 100 x 130 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Ring Corpus Outside, 2012 Polished bronze 120 x 120 x 130 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Ring Corpus Outside, 2012
      Polished bronze
      120 x 120 x 130 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Möbius Dual Corpus Direct Current, 2012 Polished bronze 100 × 100 × 130 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Möbius Dual Corpus Direct Current, 2012
      Polished bronze
      100 × 100 × 130 cm
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    • Wim Delvoye Ring Corpus Inside, 2012 Polished bronze 80 x 80 x130 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Ring Corpus Inside, 2012
      Polished bronze
      80 x 80 x130 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Ring Dual Corpus Direct Current, 2012 Polished bronze Ø113 x 130 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Ring Dual Corpus Direct Current, 2012
      Polished bronze
      Ø113 x 130 cm
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    • Wim Delvoye Car Tyre, 2010 Handcarved car tyre Ø 71 x 14 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Car Tyre, 2010
      Handcarved car tyre
      Ø 71 x 14 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Car Tyre, 2010 Handcarved car tyre Ø 71 x 14 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Car Tyre, 2010
      Handcarved car tyre
      Ø 71 x 14 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Car Tyre, 2010 Handcarved car tyre Ø 71 x 14 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Car Tyre, 2010
      Handcarved car tyre
      Ø 71 x 14 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Car Tyre, 2010 Handcarved car tyre Ø 71 x 14 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Car Tyre, 2010
      Handcarved car tyre
      Ø 71 x 14 cm
    • Wim Delvoye Car Tyre, 2010 Handcarved car tyre Ø 71 x 14 cm
      Wim Delvoye
      Car Tyre, 2010
      Handcarved car tyre
      Ø 71 x 14 cm
  • One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined... One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined... One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined... One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined... One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined... One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined...

    One of the artist's sources of inspiration is a fascination of ancient architecture, from the early Baroque to the refined elements of the Gothic. The ‘Dumptruck’ sculpture is an example from the artist’s gothic series in which he seamlessly combines the forms of industrial machinery with medieval design. Delvoye transforms a practical vehicle into a perplexing, medieval labyrinth of metal. The polyhedral spires, sharp silhouettes, stained glass roses of the Gothic cathedrals come to new incarnation in Delvoye’s monumental sculptures.

  • “I’m extremely fascinated with the theories of evolution. I read all of the Darwin books and the Richard Dawkins books, as well as others. As an artist, I’m also interested in religion because art is another form of religion.”

     

    – Wim Delvoye

  • The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye... The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye... The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye... The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye... The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye...

    The impeccable work alongside the use of advanced industrial technologies in the making of objects made it possible to Delvoye to embody one of the most famous symbols of humanity in a more complex geometric form – a Möbius strip or DNA sequence. The ‘Crucifixes’ series is a juxtaposition of the factual (the science) and the spiritual (the religion) – a biomorphic shape attached to a geometric form where figuration and geometry are combined. The work demonstrates visible connection between a well-known religious image of crucifixion and a sophisticated DNA string, which is still a medical mystery.

  • ‘Pneu’ is a series of hand-carved car tires with intricate patterns and floral motifs. Carefully sculpting the rubber of each... ‘Pneu’ is a series of hand-carved car tires with intricate patterns and floral motifs. Carefully sculpting the rubber of each... ‘Pneu’ is a series of hand-carved car tires with intricate patterns and floral motifs. Carefully sculpting the rubber of each...
    ‘Pneu’  is a series of hand-carved car tires with intricate patterns and floral motifs. Carefully sculpting the rubber of each tire, Delvoye removes gradated sections of the material’s surface. The tires still resemble their original circular shape; however, they take on the appearance of cast metal or carved wood.
  • “With my way of working, you don’t define yourself by a material but by a way of thinking and working. This allows me to be very free and to do very different things….I like when something is difficult; I get more excited.”

     

    – Wim Delvoye

  • Solo exhibitions include Centre Georges Pompidou (“Cement Truck”, Paris, France), Peggy Guggenheim Collection (“Wim Delvoye: Torre”, Venice, Italy, 2009), Musée Rodin (“Wim Delvoye”, Paris, France, 2010), Musée du Louvre (“Wim Delvoye au Louvre”, Paris, France, 2012).

     

    SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

    Museum of Modern Art (MuHKA), (Antwerp, Belgium)
    Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France)
    Fondation Cartier (Paris, France)
    Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)
    Collection Olbricht (Essen, Germany)
    MUDAM (Luxembourg)
    Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
    Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA)

    Museum of Contemporary Art (San Diego, USA)

  • Publications
    • Wim Delvoye

      Wim Delvoye

      2014
      Paperback 72 pages
      Publisher: Gary Tatintsian Gallery
      ISBN: 978-5-9906881-5-5
      Dimensions: 245 × 297 mm
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  • Video
    • Lecture at Museum of Contemporary Art Garage. Marc Quinn – Wim Delvoye. “Postmodernism and Posthuman”

      Lecture at Museum of Contemporary Art Garage. Marc Quinn – Wim Delvoye. “Postmodernism and Posthuman”

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    • Wim Delvoye

      Wim Delvoye


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