Tasca che punge (Poche grattante)
2007
Tasca che punge
(Poche grattante)
2007
Beneath a poetic and humorous surface, this artwork evokes the topic of immigration.
Having grown up in communist Romania, Mircea Cantor has developed a lucid and open-minded vision of the world. He highlights the flaws of the latter, caused by neoliberalism and globalisation. Poche grattante [ltching Pocket] was created for the artist's first personal exhibition in ltaly and reminds us of the aesthetics of the Arte Povera. lt is made of an Armani trouser -a symbol of the luxury industry- which is hanging from a laundry line with its pockets filled with soil and nettles. The artwork is an allegory of the situation of Romanian immigrants in ltaly, lack of money, uprooting and wandering.
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Pantalon Armani, orties, terre, corde, pinces à linge en bois |
| Dimensions | 161 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2010. Projet pour l'art contemporain, 2009. |
| Inventory no. | AM 2012-245 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Mircea Cantor
(1977, République socialiste de Roumanie) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Tasca che punge (Poche grattante) |
| Creation date | 2007 |
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
| Description | Pantalon Armani aux poches remplies d'orties et suspendu à un fil |
| Techniques | Pantalon Armani, orties, terre, corde, pinces à linge en bois |
| Dimensions | 161 cm |
| Printing | 2/3 |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2010. Projet pour l'art contemporain, 2009. |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
| Inventory no. | AM 2012-245 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Une histoire. Art, architecture, design, des années 1980 à nos jours / sous la dir. de Christine Macel. - Paris : Ed. du Centre Pompidou; Flammarion, 2014 (Cit. et reprod. coul. p. 80) . N° isbn 978-2-84426-691-0
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