John M. Armleder
Untitled (4 chairs), 1986-2014
Wood
Variable dimensions
Photo: JC Lett
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Following in the wake of Duchamp’s readymades,the artist has suspended four ordinary chairs from the tops of trees in the grounds. This absurd gesture is faithful to the philosophy of...
Following in the wake of Duchamp’s readymades,the artist has suspended four ordinary chairs from the tops of trees in the grounds. This absurd gesture is faithful to the philosophy of the Ecart group, founded by Armleder in 1968. Through simple and deliberately humorous associations, Armleder challenges the notion and the status of works of art, a chair perched at the top of a tree thus becoming a monumental sculpture. The sacred aspect of art is here set aside in favour of the pleasure of playfulness and the unexpected.