Yona Friedman, Mathieu Mercier, Annette Messager - ART-O-RAMA - Art fairmfc-michèle didier | Paris - Brussels -
ART-O-RAMA 2015
August 28-30, 2015
Marseille, France
After presenting at ART-O-RAMA 2014 a conceptual proposal of the artist Robert Barry?s works, mfcmichèle didier decided to take an opposite approach and to highlight works with a much more sensual nature, erotic even. The theme of mfcmichèle didier?s presentation was based on the idea of a Lost Paradise, between sex and beatitude.
First, there was Mes dessins secrets by Annette Messager. One of the nearly sixty ?collection albums? made by the artist between 1972 and 1974, this work consists of 76 erotic drawings, drawn freehand by the artist on various papers from notebooks and booklets. These drawings were torn or detached from their original book and gathered in a portfolio. Showing graphic fantasies of erotic scenes, the drawings found a place on the exhibition wall and revealed themselves to the public.
Furthermore, Journal by Mathieu Mercier consisted of a limited edition newspaper, containing a series of nude photographs, all coming from the artist?s private collection. Where do these images come from? Mathieu Mercier tries to provide an answer. «These images are fascinating as they don?t reveal any stylistic indication - the models don?t have any cloths nor accessory and the scene always shows an exterior, rural decor. Nonetheless, we can guess the era thanks to the women?s hairstyle, the way they pose and the quality of the picture. Even if they give the impression of a lost paradise, they clearly seem dated...
Finally, there was 1001 nuits + 1 jour by Yona Friedman, which revealed the mythological aspect of the project. The book consists of 168 drawing-scenes illustrated in the artist?s distinctive style, in a « naïve » manner. All the scenes, that are detachable from the book, can create a sort of decor: Isis et Osiris, Idylle avec lion, Le Paradis, avec licorne, Adam et Eve, the titles of the drawings directly and indirectly refered to the myth of lost paradise.
ART-O-RAMA 2015
August 28-30, 2015
Marseille, France
After presenting at ART-O-RAMA 2014 a conceptual proposal of the artist Robert Barry?s works, mfcmichèle didier decided to take an opposite approach and to highlight works with a much more sensual nature, erotic even. The theme of mfcmichèle didier?s presentation was based on the idea of a Lost Paradise, between sex and beatitude.
First, there was Mes dessins secrets by Annette Messager. One of the nearly sixty ?collection albums? made by the artist between 1972 and 1974, this work consists of 76 erotic drawings, drawn freehand by the artist on various papers from notebooks and booklets. These drawings were torn or detached from their original book and gathered in a portfolio. Showing graphic fantasies of erotic scenes, the drawings found a place on the exhibition wall and revealed themselves to the public.
Furthermore, Journal by Mathieu Mercier consisted of a limited edition newspaper, containing a series of nude photographs, all coming from the artist?s private collection. Where do these images come from? Mathieu Mercier tries to provide an answer. «These images are fascinating as they don?t reveal any stylistic indication - the models don?t have any cloths nor accessory and the scene always shows an exterior, rural decor. Nonetheless, we can guess the era thanks to the women?s hairstyle, the way they pose and the quality of the picture. Even if they give the impression of a lost paradise, they clearly seem dated...
Finally, there was 1001 nuits + 1 jour by Yona Friedman, which revealed the mythological aspect of the project. The book consists of 168 drawing-scenes illustrated in the artist?s distinctive style, in a « naïve » manner. All the scenes, that are detachable from the book, can create a sort of decor: Isis et Osiris, Idylle avec lion, Le Paradis, avec licorne, Adam et Eve, the titles of the drawings directly and indirectly refered to the myth of lost paradise.
Exposed artworks
Newspaper on a wooden newspaper stick, 28 pages
19.69 x 13.78 in ( 50 x 35 cm )
Cardboard portfolio, contains 76 facsimile drawings
12.6 x 9.45 in ( 32 x 24 cm )
Book, 286 pages
9.45 x 13.39 in ( 24 x 34,3 cm )