The exhibition
THE ODYSSEY
Three oversized pigeons ogle a can of Campbell's soup. Perplexed by the mysterious container, the birds seem oblivious to its contents or to the means of accessing it. A reference to Pop Art and Andy Warhol's much-revered consumer objects, this work is representative of the hermeticism often criticized in today's art. Like the monolith in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the tin can is intended as a doorway to another world (that of art).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
COOKE-SASSEVILLE
Jean-François Cooke and Pierre Sasseville have been working together under the name Cooke-Sasseville since the early 2000s. The duo's singular approach reflects on the status of the artist, advertising culture and the relationship between art and banality. In addition to a number of public art projects, Cooke-Sasseville has presented his work in a large number of exhibitions and events in Quebec and abroad. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Ville de Montréal, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, among others.
PARTNERS
This work was originally created for the PASSAGES INSOLITES public art trail, designed by EXMURO art public and presented by Quebec City.
