Cadavre exquis
Due to her complex relationship with the modernist heritage, Sophie Dubosc’s artistic practice is often based on the appropriation of everyday objects. Associating a resin mannequin body with a plaster head covered in red paint is reminiscent of surrealist assemblages. This is implied by the work’s title, Cadavre exquis, an expression that refers to the game developed by Marcel Duhamel, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy in 1925, which involves juxtaposing different drawings created by various individuals. By drawing on the surrealist imaginary, Sophie Dubosc creates a sculpture that recalls Giorgio De Chirico’s human automatons, Hans Bellmer’s disarticulated dolls, and Man Ray’s mannequins covered in light bulbs. This child’s body, with its amputated limbs and flayed face, gives off an impression of disquieting strangeness, to use Sigmund Freud’s expression which was dear to the surrealists.
Text written by Franny Tachon as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (France)
from 12 Jan to 23 Feb 2008