Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs (to correspond with his show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac) at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
After a show at Lever House in New York earlier this year (previously covered by ArtObserved here), Tom Sachs’ crying sculptures based on Sanrio characters went on display in Paris. The three sculptures were available for public viewing through November 2nd at the Place du Trocadero, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, and were an off-site installation of Sachs’ show at the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. Entitled “Miffy,” “Hello Kitty,” and “My Melody,” the sculptures appear to be made of foamcore, known to be Tom Sachs’ favorite material. They are actually made of bronze, and constructed to mimic foamcore and the cut and paste aesthetic found in many of the artist’s works. The show will run until November 22nd, 2008, at the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.
TOM SACHS
through November 22, 2008
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
7 Rue Debelleyme
Paris, France
Artist page: Tom Sachs
Tom Sachs’ show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Press Release at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
PARIS///TOM SACHS’ CRYING KITTYS AT THE TOWER OF EIFFEL [Supertouch]
Tom Sachs Exhibition at The Eiffel Tower Paris [RawArt]
More pictures after the jump…
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs (to correspond with his show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac) at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs, at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
Other pieces in the show include two solid bronze, fully skateable half-pipes, a bronze dumpster, and bronze car batteries stacked on each other, reflecting the artist’s “fascination with the transformation of common objects into works of art,” according to the gallery’s press release. “Gold and Plywood” is a series of pyrographed plywood panels covered in gold leaf, and carved to represented animalistic inspired by illustrations from Goethe’s Reineke Fuchs.
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs, at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs, at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs, at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
Crying Sanrio sculptures by Tom Sachs, at the Trocadero, Paris, via Supertouch
“Ganesh” by Tom Sachs, at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, via Supertouch
“Prisoners” by Tom Sachs, at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, via Supertouch
“Small Bees Panel” by Tom Sachs, at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, via Supertouch
