David Altmejd I In the Studio I Xavier Hufkens

In this new video, David Altmejd discusses his new exhibition 'Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial'.

David Altmejd: "Unlike other birds, the swan symbolises another aspect of masculinity. It’s not a predator, and it spends most of its time not looking at everything from the God’s perspective above, but rather directly by the water, which represents the unconscious. It’s interesting, as I then make a connection with myself as a sculptor who tries to bring the unconscious to the surface.”

In 'Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial', David Altmejd unveils a body of new sculptures and drawings. For the first time in his career, Altmejd combines these two mediums, exploring their connections and revealing how past and new ideas in his work come together. As the title implies, this exhibition marks the beginning of fresh trajectories in Altmejd’s ever-evolving artistic realm.

David Altmejd (b. 1974, Montreal, Canada) lives and works in Los Angeles. His work was the subject of a major survey exhibition entitled Flux at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France which travelled to the MUDAM in Luxembourg and the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada (2014-15). In 2007, he represented Canada at the 57th Venice Biennale. Public collections include Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Long Museum, Shanghai; and MUDAM, Luxembourg, among others.

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Video: Tristan Lajarrige
Sound: DJ Earworm (Jordan Roseman)