Datchotel Ryugyong
Artist:
Nicolas Moulin
Date:
2007
Materials:
Fermacell
Dimensions:
300 x 265 x 265 cm
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin

Datchotel Ryugyong is a reproduction of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang (North Korea), a 330-metre-tall reinforced concrete building whose construction was never completed. It is a “white elephant”, a term used to describe these colossal projects that were never completed due to lack of funds or rationality. This piece is the first in a series devoted to futuristic architectural myths. With its enigmatic form, this monument appears like a paleolithic skeleton in a natural history museum.
Exhibitions
Les Ruines du Futur
Château d’Oiron, Oiron (France)
from 27 Jun to 03 Oct 2010
Château d’Oiron, Oiron (France)
from 27 Jun to 03 Oct 2010
Antidote 4
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
Les Mondes disparus - Une archéologie du futur
Centre d'Art Bastille, Grenoble (France)
from 03 May to 29 Jun 2008
Centre d'Art Bastille, Grenoble (France)
from 03 May to 29 Jun 2008
Décentralisation...
Galerie Espace MICA, Rennes (France)
from 16 Nov 2007 to 26 Jan 2008
Galerie Espace MICA, Rennes (France)
from 16 Nov 2007 to 26 Jan 2008
LAC DATCH
Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (France)
from 26 May to 30 Jun 2007
Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (France)
from 26 May to 30 Jun 2007