Ensemble: Stoning
"Throwing stones at man-made objects, or dropping boulders on them, is not like May ‘68; it’s not even an echo. For me, it is more like a mimetic re- enactment of nature." [full text here]
Stoning is an essential category in Jimmie Durham’s work. It simply denotes the action of using a stone as a tool in the making of an artwork: smashing, printing, destroying...
Works

Resurrection, 1995
Jimmie Durham
Multiple, tv set, flagstones, variable dimensions

A Heavy Stone, 1996
Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
Video, pal, 00:01:00

St. Frigo, 1996
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, refrigerator, 132 x 60 x 60 cm

Pink Granite at Work, 1997
Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
Video, pal, 00:01:00

Ketchup and Mustard, 1997
Jimmie Durham
Mixed Media, condiments, canvas, 140 x 190 x 6 cm

A Stone Asleep in Bed at Home, 2000
Jimmie Durham
Installation, grey granite, cotton, chestnut wood, pinewood, 200 x 155 x 101 cm
Fruit Table, 2001
Jimmie Durham
Video, 00:01:30

Stone Top (Nest), 2003
Jimmie Durham
Installation, car, stone, variable dimensions

Tocetea, 2003
Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
Video, dvd, 00:00:26

Still Life with Stone and Car, 2004
Jimmie Durham
Installation, car, stone, acrylic paint, variable dimensions

Untitled (Apecar), 2004
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, stone, car, variable dimensions

Prehistoric Stone Tool, 2004
Jimmie Durham
Mixed Media, wood, paint, stone, 75 x 85 cm
Smashing, 2004
Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
Video, 00:92:00

Where a heavy stone opened red, yellow and blue paint, 2006
Jimmie Durham
Painting, paint, tubes, canvas, 100 x 120 cm

Xitle and Spirit, 2007
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, vulcanic stone, car, acrylic paint, variable dimensions

Encore tranquillité, 2008
Jimmie Durham
Sculpture, airplane, stone, chains, 150 x 860 x 860 cm

Brazilian Bloodstone
Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
Video