Stone as stone
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Most of nature is stone; stone is everywhere. However, presenting stones as art is something else. “Well, you have to help stones”, says Jimmie Durham, “they don’t work on their own”. It is therefore the role of the artist to present these stones in various ways, modify them, dress them up, label them, so that they can become works of art (still not neglecting their primal identity as stones) as we can see the works in this ensemble.
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Perhaps Mr. Palomar
Jimmie Durham, Perhaps Mr. Palomar , 2003. Sculpture, grey granite, acrylic paint, 21 x 12 x 12 cm.
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Three Pretentious Rocks
Jimmie Durham, Three Pretentious Rocks, 2001. Mixed Media, stone, wooden shelf, wooden sign, 40 x 105 x 24 cm.
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I found these pieces of g...
Jimmie Durham, I found these pieces of glass just outside what I believe must be the Villa Borghese, in Rome, 1997. Mixed Media, glass, paper, semi-precious stones, metal, 61 x 43 x 57 cm.
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Rocks Encouraged
Jimmie Durham, Rocks Encouraged, 2010. Installation, petrified wood, text, variable dimensions.
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