Eva Aeppli's sentimental museum.
Pompidou Center - Metz| N° d'inventaire | 25719 |
| Format | 24.5 x 33 |
| Détails | 200 p., richly illustrated, cardboard binding. |
| Publication | Metz, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782359830699 |
This first retrospective devoted to Eva Aeppli in France invites visitors to discover the gestation of her sewn work, which expresses the apogee of her art. In her "sentimental museum," like the one created by Daniel Spoerri at the Centre Pompidou in 1977, her works interact with those of her close circle, her fantasized influences, and also those of her successors. We encounter creations by Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Louise Bourgeois, Annette Messager, and Sarah Lucas, highlighting the extent to which the Swiss sculptor's art continues to exert a significant influence on the contemporary scene. Each of her textile figures—striking in their silent cries, their refined yet eminently expressive features, their scars drawn by the stitching—overwhelms the viewer with ambivalent feelings, a confrontation that leaves them feeling unscathed. Directed by Jean Kalman, the tour will echo the dualities that run through the artist's work and life.
This first retrospective devoted to Eva Aeppli in France invites visitors to discover the gestation of her sewn work, which expresses the apogee of her art. In her "sentimental museum," like the one created by Daniel Spoerri at the Centre Pompidou in 1977, her works interact with those of her close circle, her fantasized influences, and also those of her successors. We encounter creations by Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Louise Bourgeois, Annette Messager, and Sarah Lucas, highlighting the extent to which the Swiss sculptor's art continues to exert a significant influence on the contemporary scene. Each of her textile figures—striking in their silent cries, their refined yet eminently expressive features, their scars drawn by the stitching—overwhelms the viewer with ambivalent feelings, a confrontation that leaves them feeling unscathed. Directed by Jean Kalman, the tour will echo the dualities that run through the artist's work and life.