Le cabinet de curiosités
By: Thierry W. Despont, with Manolo Valdés and Claudio Bravo ; photography by Laziz Hamani ; introduction by Fred A. Bernstein
Contributors: Valdés, Manolo, 1942-; Bravo, Claudio, 1936-2011
Publisher: Assouline
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781614280729
Subjects: Exhibitions; Assemblage (Art)
Work titles: Works
Notes: "Conceived and curated by Thierry W Despont, in cooperation with Marlborough and Steinitz galleries, Le Cabinet de Curiosités was a unique installation in which contemporary art converged with antique furnishings and architecture to create a setting both old-world and otherworldly. The exhibition presented work by Marlborough artists Despont, Manolo Valdés, and the late Claudio Bravo (the first posthumous exhibit of his work), as well as an eclectic array of rare objects from the Steinitz collection. An immersive environment of furnishings and antiquities from Steinitz, interspersed with Valdés's trompe-l'oeil Libreria sculptures, Bravo's hyperrealist paintings, plus Despont's 'Nebula' paintings of imaginary celestial orbs and his fantastical sculptural creatures assembled from found objects and tools, all combined to create a multisensory experience evoking a sense of wonder and fantasy." -- Publisher's website [viewed on March 12, 2013].