Detail of The Pikes. 1992-93.

Works are arranged chronologically; however, if titles in a particular series extend over a span of more than a year, those titles are kept together.


Boarders at Rest (Le Repos des pensionnaires). 1971-72. Taxidermized birds and wool, each approximately 4 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 inches (12 x 10 x 3 cm). Collection the artist.

Collection to Find My Best Signature (Collection pour trouver ma meilleure signature). Album-collection No. 24. 1972. Ninety-two ink on paper drawings, each 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (25 x 19 cm), and one album. Collection the artist.

Children with Their Eyes Scratched Out (Les Enfants aux yeux rayés). Album-collection No. 3. 1972. Ink on five gelatin-silver prints, each 14 x 19 1/2 inches (35.5 x 49.5 cm), and one album. Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

How My Friends Would Do My Portrait (Comment mes amis me feraient mon portrait). Album-collection No. 23. 1972. Sixty-two ink on paper drawings (thirteen 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 inches [13 x 9 cm], sixteen 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches [18 x 12 cm], thirty-three 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches [20 x 14 cm]), fifty-five gelatin-silver prints (forty-two 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches [9 x 9 cm], thirteen 4 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches [11 x 10 cm]), and one album. Collection J. and G. Fainas, Geneva.


                              36K JPEG
                 Detail of Handbook of Everyday Magic. 1973.
                   "Today two animal-personnages appear, with large nose[s].
                    They resemble grotesques, each driving a car."


Voluntary Tortures (Les Tortures volontaires). Album-collection No. 18. 1972. Eighty-six gelatin-silver prints, each 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (30 x 20 cm), and one album. The Sandor Family Collection.

Approaches (Les Approches). Album-collection No. 8. 1973. Pencil on four gelatin-silver prints (two 10 5/8 x 22 inches [27 x 56 cm], one 10 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches [27 x 72 cm], one 10 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches [27 x 85 cm]), and one album. Collection the artist.

My Needlework (Mes Travaux d'aiguille). Album-collection No. 7. 1973. Twenty-four fabric and thread elements, each 10 x 16 3/4 inches (25.5 x 42.5 cm), and one album. Mus�e de Grenoble, France.

My Collection of Proverbs (Ma Collection de proverbes). 1974. Sixty fabric and thread elements, each 13 3/4 x 11 inches (35 x 28 cm). Collection the artist.

Happiness Illustrated (Le Bonheur illustré). 1975-76. Thirty colored pencil on paper drawings, each 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (30 x 42 cm). Galerie Chantal Crousel; Galerie Laage-Salomon, Paris; and collections Chantal Crousel, Nancy Gillespie de la Selle, Gabrielle Salomon, and Tracy Williams.

Chimaeras (Chimères) (small flying eyes). 1982. Seventeen acrylic and oil on gelatin-silver prints mounted on netting; dimensions variable (maximum 31 3/4 x 28 1/2 inches [80.6 x 72.4 cm]; minimum 15 x 14 1/4 inches [38.1 x 36.2 cm]). Collection the artist.

Chimaeras (Chimères) (three vampires). 1982. Three acrylic and oil on gelatin-silver prints mounted on canvas, overall 96 1/2 x 110 1/4 inches (245 x 280 cm). Collection the artist.

Chimaeras (Chimères) (Tree No. 52). 1983. Acrylic and oil on gelatin-silver print mounted on canvas, 114 1/8 x 86 5/8 inches (290 x 220 cm). Collection the artist.

My Trophies (Mes Trophées) (buttocks/death head). 1986. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print with wood frame, 10 1/4 x 11 3/8 inches (26 x 29 cm). Collection the artist.

My Trophies (Mes Trophées) (nose). 1986. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print with wood frame, 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (14 x 14.6 cm). Collection the artist.

My Trophies (Mes Trophées) (left foot and right foot). 1987. Two acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver prints with wood frames, overall 81 1/8 x 67 inches (206 x 170 cm). Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Clyde and Karen Beswick, Linda and Jerry Janger, Ronnie and Vidal Sasson, Sharleen Cooper Cohen, David and Susan Gersh, and Bonnie Wilke.

My Works (Mes Ouvrages). 1987. Gelatin-silver prints under glass (each 5 1/8 x 3 1/2 inches [13 x 9 cm] or 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches [6 x 9 cm]) and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Lines of the Hand (Hesitation) (Les Lignes de la main [H�sitation]). 1987. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print, framed in wood (14 x 11 1/4 inches [35.6 x 28.6 cm]), and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Lines of the Hand (Protection) (Les Lignes de la main [Protection]). 1987. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print, framed in wood (9 3/8 x 7 inches [23.8 x 17.8 cm]), and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Lines of the Hand (Rumor) (Les Lignes de la main [Rumeur]). 1987. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print, framed in wood (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches [30.2 x 22.2 cm]), and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Lines of the Hand (Doubt) (Les Lignes de la main [Doute]). 1987. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print, framed in wood (8 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches [22.5 x 17.5 cm]), and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Lines of the Hand (Trust) (Les Lignes de la main [Confiance]). 1988. Acrylic, charcoal, and pastel on gelatin-silver print, framed in wood (27 1/8 x 18 inches [68.9 x 45.7 cm]), and colored pencil on wall, overall dimensions variable. The Neuberger & Berman Collection.

My Little Effigies (Mes Petites Effigies). 1988. Plush toys, gelatin-silver prints under glass, and colored pencil on wall, dimensions variable. Collection Steven Johnson and Walter Sudol

.

                                8K JPEG
Detail of My Little Effigies. 1988. Collection the artist.


My Little Effigies (Mes Petites Effigies). 1988. Plush toys, gelatin-silver prints under glass, and colored pencil on wall; maximum size of individual element approximately 19 x 10 x 3 inches (48.3 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm), minimimum size approximately 4 1/2 x 4 x 2 3/4 inches (11.4 x 10.2 x 7 cm), overall dimensions variable. Collection Ruth and Jacob Bloom.

My Vows (Mes Voeux). 1988. Gelatin-silver prints under glass and string, overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

My Vows (Mes Voeux). 1988-91. Acrylic on gelatin-silver prints under glass, and string. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Norton Family Foundation.

My Vows (Mes Voeux). 1989. Colored pencil on paper, gelatin-silver prints under glass, and string, overall 118 1/8 x 39 3/8 inches (300 x 100 cm). Collection the artist, courtesy Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris.

Sin (Péché). 1990. Gelatin-silver prints under glass, oil on gelatin-silver prints under glass, and string; maximum size of print 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm); minimum size of print 3 1/8 x 1 inches (7.9 x 2.54 cm); overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

The Story of Little Effigies (Histoire des petites effigies). 1990. Forty plush toys and eleven framed collages, each with doll clothing and charcoal on gelatin-silver print under glass; collages in two sizes: 12 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches (32 x 17.5 cm) and 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (24 x 14.5 cm); overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist.

Attack of the Colored Pencils (L'Attaque des crayons de couleurs). 1991. Colored pencils embedded in wall, variable dimensions. Collection the artist.

I (Je). 1992. Gelatin-silver prints under glass, and metal poles, approximately 80 x 12 inches (203.2 x 30.5 cm). Collection the artist.

The Pikes (Les Piques). 1992-93. Parts of dolls, fabric, nylons, colored pencils, colored pencil on paper under glass, and metal poles, overall 118 x 354 inches (300 x 900 cm). Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and collection Michael Harris Spector and Dr. Joan Spector.


                               29K JPEG
Detail of The Pikes. 1991-93. Installation view, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.


Nameless Ones (Anonymes). 1993. Taxidermized animals with stuffed animal heads, gelatin-silver prints under glass, and metal poles in clay bases, overall 354 3/8 x 196 7/8 inches (900 x 500 cm). Musée d'Art Contemporain, Marseille.

Penetration (Pénétration). 1993-94. Fabric and angora yarn; maximum size of individual element 45 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches (115 x 42 cm); minimum size of individual element 5 1/2 x 4 inches (14 x 10 cm); overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist and Monika Sprüth Galerie, Cologne.

Parade (Parade). 1995 Stuffed toys, taxidermized animals, netting, gelatin-silver prints under glass, and metal poles. Overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist, courtesy Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris.

Game of Mourning (Jeu de deuil). 1994-95. Stuffed toys, taxidermized animals, string, knitting, gelatin-silver prints under glass. Overall dimensions variable. Collection the artist, courtesy Galerie Chantel Crousel, Paris.

                   

Chimaeras (Chimères). 1982. Acrylic and oil on gelatin-silver print mounted on canvas, 84 x 36 inches (213.4 x 91.4 cm). Collection the artist.


                             Next | Home | Map