Ensemble: Stone as stone
Het merendeel van de natuur is steen, steen is overal. Maar stenen als kunst presenteren is iets anders. 'Wel, je moet stenen helpen', zegt Jimmie Durham, 'op zichzelf werken ze niet. Het is dan ook de rol van de kunstenaar om deze stenen op verschillende manieren te presenteren, aan te passen, aan te kleden, te labellen, zodat ze een kunstwerk worden (zonder hun oorspronkelijke identiteit als stenen te verwaarlozen) zoals we kunnen zien in dit ensemble.
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I found these pieces of glass just outside what I believe must be the Villa Borghese, in Rome, 1997
Jimmie Durham
Mixed Media, glass, paper, semi-precious stones, metal, 61 x 43 x 57 cm

A Piece of Concrete Wearing a Stone Mask and a Necktie, 1999
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, mixed media, 93 x 34 x 18 cm

Three Pretentious Rocks, 2001
Jimmie Durham
Mixed Media, stone, wooden shelf, wooden sign, 40 x 105 x 24 cm

Perhaps Mr. Palomar , 2003
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, grey granite, acrylic paint, 21 x 12 x 12 cm

This Stone Had Always Wanted To Be a Fish... Some People Are Never Satisfied, 2003
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, grey granite, acrylic, 30 x 64 x 43 cm

A Stone Rejected by the Builder (2), 2006
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, stone, wood, acrylic paint, 26 x 48 x 20 cm, 75 x 59 x 28 cm

A Piece of Granite Shaped like a Camel's Head, 2006
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, red granite, glass, 36 x 23 x 15 cm

Home Becomes Further Away, 2006
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, cobblestones, wood, stone, variable dimensions

A Stone Rejected by the Builder (1), 2006
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, stone, wood, acrylic paint, 34 x 41 x 20 cm (stone), 55 x 48 x 35 cm (table)

Rocks Encouraged, 2010
Jimmie Durham
Installation, petrified wood, text, variable dimensions