Le Désert Rouge, 1991/2015
Colored carpet and metal fixture
On the one hand, the combination of ready-made objects is indebted to the artistic discourse from the time of its first execution when items from daily life were introduced into an art context to question the nature of an artwork. On the other hand, the work evokes formal issues associated with modernist and post-modernist discussions. Thus the rectangular section of red carpet on the floor evokes the artist's preoccupation with the floor as site of learning.
Photo © Pat Kilgore