Monica Bonvicini
Desire, 2006
Stainless steel (mirror polished), aluminium structure
230 x 1030 x 50 cm
90 4/8 x 405 4/8 x 19 5/8 ins
90 4/8 x 405 4/8 x 19 5/8 ins
In her iconic sculpture, Desire, Bonvicini uses polish stainless steel letters on aluminium base. Taking inspiration from a quotation by Kristeva, “Desire, if it exists, is unalterable, infinite, absolute and...
In her iconic sculpture, Desire, Bonvicini uses polish stainless steel letters on aluminium base. Taking inspiration from a quotation by Kristeva, “Desire, if it exists, is unalterable, infinite, absolute and destructive”, the work pulls in on our natural animalistic instinct whilst reflecting the surrounding space and ultimately ourselves - having a somewhat fetish undertone which often appears in the artist’s eclectic oeuvre.
Exhibitions
Desire was featured in Los Angeles on Lake Avenue in Pasadena and in the Sculpture Centre in New York each time providing a different setting for the viewer to perceive the work by playfully reacting to the surrounding.MAY 2012 | ITALIANS DO IT BETTER
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