The Opening : The Black Paintings : 1 (Le Vernissage : les tableaux no…
2007
The Opening : The Black Paintings : 1
(Le Vernissage : les tableaux noirs : 1)
2007
In 2007, Merlin Carpenter invited the public to the opening of his exhibition, entitled “The Opening”. On his arrival, the gallery contained only flowers, while a pianist played in the background, recalling Andy Warhol’s opening at Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art in 1965. It was only in the course of the evening that Carpenter began to paint on a series of white canvasses, dipping a broad brush in a bucket of black paint. Alongside the sometimes provocative messages such as “I HATE YOU THE ART WORLD YOU CUNTS” there was this “I LIKE CHRIS WOOL”, a tribute to the abstract painter who inspired Carpenter’s practice in its variation of process and medium.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 213,4 x 152,4 x 2 cm |
| Acquisition | Dépôt de la Centre Pompidou Foundation, 2016 (Promesse de don de Thea Westreich Wagner et Ethan Wagner à la Centre Pompidou Foundation) |
| Inventory no. | AM 2016-DEP 31 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Merlin Carpenter
(1967, Royaume-uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du nord) |
|---|---|
| Main title | The Opening : The Black Paintings : 1 (Le Vernissage : les tableaux noirs : 1) |
| Creation date | 2007 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 213,4 x 152,4 x 2 cm |
| Inscriptions | T.S.R.H.DR. : The Opening : The Black Paintings : 1 / Merlin Carpenter 2007 |
| Acquisition | Dépôt de la Centre Pompidou Foundation, 2016 (Promesse de don de Thea Westreich Wagner et Ethan Wagner à la Centre Pompidou Foundation) |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
| Inventory no. | AM 2016-DEP 31 |
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