 Sphinx (Fortuna) (1/3), 2006 painted bronze, 31" x 26" x 25" Marc Quinn Sphinx On 3 May 2007 Mary Boone Gallery will open at its Fifth Avenue location "Sphinx", an exhibition of new sculpture and related watercolors by Marc Quinn. This exhibition will mark the first time the complete series of "Sphinx" sculptures have been shown. Each work in the series depicts the well-known fashion model Kate Moss in a different advanced Yoga position. Although highly realistic, the white-painted bronze sculptures are not portraits, but rather represent, in the Artist's words, "an image, and the way that image is twisted and sculpted by our collective desire". Freedom from worldly desire informs the drastically different look of the final work in the series, "Sphinx (Road to Enlightenment)". Here, a brilliant bronze surface is used. The model's iconic face appears on an emaciated body in the lotus position; a flowing robe echoes the undulation of her pronounced ribs. Quinn provokes us to reconcile the ascetic condition of this figure with the world of celebrity and glamour that his famously recognizable subject evokes. Exhibition: May 3 - June 30, 2007 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 11 am - 6 pm Mary Boone Gallery 745 Fifth Avenue USA-New York 10151, NY Telephone +1 212 752 2929 Fax +1 212 752 3939 Email info@maryboonegallery.com www.maryboonegallery.com |
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