The Artist is Asleep

1996

Installation composée d'un lit en métal peint sur lequel repose un matelas, un oreiller, un mannequin avec perruque, une couverture. Une paire de chaussons est disposée au sol tandis qu'une ampoule suspendue au dessus du lit éclaire une tapisserie, un texte en langue russe transcrit sur le mur et la tête du mannequin

Métal, textiles, plastiques, ampoule

Dimensions variables

Traduction anglaise du texte russe inscrit au mur :
To wake him, to shake him, to urge to conform to his time is an utterly useless endeavor. But the one who is always wide awake, always is "all ears", knows "which way the wind blows" and has his craft at the ready, does not suit many for some reason. All one can do is to wait for the sleeping boulder to stir, rub open his eyes and get up as if to relieve himself.
Well then don't let the moment slip. His efforts may result in a masterpiece.
Yelena Vorobyeva, 1996

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