Security, Pologne
Artist:
Audrey Nervi
Date:
2005
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Materials:
Canvas, Oil paint
Dimensions:
36.3 x 55 x 3 cm
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
Domain:
Peinture
Following a trip to Poland, Audrey Nervi transcribed onto canvas a photographic flash reflected in the eyes of a muzzled guard dog. In this scene, depicted from a low-angle photograph, the viewer is confronted with a vision that leers over them. The threatening air of the dog ready to attack to defend its mistress instils a form of unease, reflecting the tensions that reign in this country faced with a rise in authoritarian movements. In 2005, the year of Nervi’s trip to Poland, the conservative party made an electoral breakthrough and came out on top in the elections, which they went on to win. In reaction to a policy devoid of meaning, Audrey Nervi symbolised the rise of public distrust of outsiders and foreigners. The word “security” in the title of the work points to the trend towards the erosion in acceptance and tolerance of the other, accentuated by the far right’s rise to power.
Text written by Elea Dargelos as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Text written by Elea Dargelos as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
Antidote 2
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 27 Oct to 09 Dec 2006
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 27 Oct to 09 Dec 2006
All the Same
Stellan Holm Gallery, New-York (États-Unis)
from 2005 to
Stellan Holm Gallery, New-York (États-Unis)
from 2005 to