The Skeleton Key (His Latest Flame)
Artist:
Pietro Roccasalva
Date:
2009
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Materials:
Synthetic voice recorded on vinyl
Dimensions:
Variable dimensions
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
This installation was presented in its complete version, consisting of six paintings and a turntable, at the Venice Biennale in 2009. The elevator man, a parody of the hero of the film Groom Service, has appeared in many of the artist’s performances and paintings since 2003. In love with Molly Bloom, a fictional character from James Joyce’s Ulysses, the bellboy convinced his creator to produce the famous singer’s first album. This impossible love gives rise to a red vinyl record without sound that spins each day to the rhythm of the sun.
Exhibitions
The unborn museum
Le Magasin, Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble (France)
from 09 Jun to 01 Sep 2013
Le Magasin, Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble (France)
from 09 Jun to 01 Sep 2013
Antidote 6
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 14 Oct 2010 to 08 Jan 2011
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 14 Oct 2010 to 08 Jan 2011
Fare Mondi 53 Esposizione Internazionale D'arte
Biennale de Venise, Venise (Italie)
from 07 Jun to 22 Nov 2009
Biennale de Venise, Venise (Italie)
from 07 Jun to 22 Nov 2009