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Jim Dine, an iconic figure in contemporary American art, revealed the results of his three-year effort at Gallery Temple in Paris. The exhibition, titled "A Day Longer," runs until January 23, 2021.
Born in 1935 in Cincinnati, Jim Dine is one of the most famous pop artists in the United States and a member of the Neo movement. At the age of 85, he released the results of his three-year work at Galerie Temple in Paris. Partially produced during the first rockdown, the A Day Longer exhibition takes us on a fascinating journey through a corpus of bolder, more introspective works than ever before.
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Jim Dine decorates six monumental works on a tree vibrating with color and energy the gallery's classicalism in Lou Bauburg. Underneath the thick layer of paint mixed with sand or coal is a mixture of various disassembled and reassembled instruments. The result is not only various disturbing characters, including Storm's Prophet and Twist Rider, but also poetic universes imbued with subtle irony, such as in red rowing and Tongge.
In this world, instruments such as hammer, saw, axe, and pliers play a role beyond practicality. In fact, he mentioned Jim Dine's grandfather's hardware store, which showed him the joy of creation. And it's a language that can express infinite possibilities for artists.
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