Sculpture, 150 x 400 cm.
©image: Philippe De Gobert
Collection: Collection FRAC Pays de la Loire, Carquefou.
The face of a boy in papier-mâché comes out of a PVC tube. The title of the artwork seems to justify its elements, creating a series of associations: the garçon (boy); the garou (werewolf, an intermediary being capable of transforming itself); and finally the gargouille (gargoyle), an architectural element designed to drain rainwater running down from the side of a building, usually seen in cathedrals in the form of scary creatures.
This piece was first made for the show Architexture, where Jimmie Durham developed a commentary on European architecture, tradition and beliefs, inaugurating his Eurasia project.
Add to your list> Jimmie Durham.
> Exhibition: Jimmie Durham – A Matter of Life and Death and Singing. M HKA, Antwerpen, 25 May 2012 - 18 November 2012.
> Exhibition: Architexture. Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Antwerp, 29 October 1994 - 24 December 1994.
> Ensemble: Jimmie Durham 1994 - 2012.
> Ensemble: Against Architecture, Against Belief.
> Ensemble: PVC tubing.