Tribute to Alexander Calder at MAMAC
03/09/2013.
By Arne Quinze [Nice], France
metalocus, ALEX DURO
metalocus, ALEX DURO
Because of the structural renovation to the Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art in Nice, MAMAC, Arne Quinze makes an artistic intervention as a public space, an attempt of create a relationship between the museum and the city. Named "Hommage à Alexander Calder" is a sculptural instalation made with wood.
Outside vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Outside vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Overview. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Outside vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Outside vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
General night vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Drawing of the exhibition. "Chaos in motion". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Construction. "Chaos in motion". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
"Chaos in motion". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Model. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Model. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Construction. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Construction. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Construction. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze. Click above to see larger image.
Outside vision. "Installation tribute to Alexander Calder". Image © courtesy of Arne Quinze.
Within his serie of works Arne Quinze presents this installation made in wood that, as Red Beacon in Shanghai, The Visitor in Lebanon or Camille in Le Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, treats the city as an "open-air museum" where his works surrounded the public every day.
Besides, inside the MAMAC, Arne Quinze presents us an installation named "Chaos in motion", made in wood and glass, which can be visited in the same dates as the outside installation.
To honour the structural renovations to the Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art (MAMAC) in Nice, Gilbert Perlein, Chief Curator and Director of the MAMAC invited internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Arne Quinze to make a public art intervention. Arne Quinze known for his large scale wooden and metal public art installations was the reference of choice to inaugurate the museums new start. Evoking communication and social interaction is Arne Quinze's biggest artistic driving force. Primarily by means of his large-scale constructions located in public places, he has amazed many a passer-by.
The wooden sculpture named 'Hommage à Alexander Calder' will be constructed from 8 april onwards and inaugurated the 19th of april. During the summer months and until the 27th of october this installation will evoke a dialogue between the museums architecture, the city and it's public.
Text.- Arne Quinze
Date.- From 20th April to 27 October 2013.
Venue.- MAMAC. Place Yves Klein. Nice. France.
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ARNE QUINZE
Arne Quinze was born in 1971 in Belgium and lives and works in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium. In the eighties he began working as a graffiti artist but he never finished an official art education. Quinze creates large and small sculptures, drawings, paintings, and large-scale installations. Smaller works, sketches, and drawings are the basis and research for his large installations. Recurring fundamentals in his oeuvre are the use of multiple types of wood, including salvaged wood; electrical colors in fluorescent paint; and themes referring to social interaction, communication, and urbanism.
