The Collection Stripped Bare by its Artists, Even II
This is the second volume of a Jurasienne series of three episodes unveiling the artworks acquired by Lab’Bel between 2012 and 2016.
This is the second volume of a Jurasienne series of three episodes unveiling the artworks acquired by Lab’Bel between 2012 and 2016.
The seat of thought – systems of de-layering and exhaustion at work
Part II: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dole
Dole presents a completely different facet of the collection. While the works at Lons-le-Saunier may be said to engage with the register of sensation or feeling, renewing even with a form of childlike innocence reminiscent of the exhibitions Rewind and Histoires sans sorcière hosted by La Maison de La vache qui rit in 2010 and 2014 respectively, the stripping bare or denuding of the collection at the Musée des Beaux-Arts operates at a more cerebral or aloof register which, despite its similarities or resonances with the first part of the exhibition, calls into question the status of the artist and his/her production, as well as the historical setting and social context in which it is inscribed.