MARC QUINN
Mirror
July 12 - August 30, 2003
Delta Axis featured the artist Marc Quinn's work for its summer show at Power House in 2003. Quinn is an original member of the YBA (Young British Artists) who emerged to international prominence in the mid 1990s. Quinn is famous for his use of the body-usually his own-and body function to make searingly original and provocative sculpture. This is Marc Quinn's first show in Memphis and the opening reception was at Power House on July 12 from 6 to 8 pm.
Marc Quinn was invited to make an exhibition for Delta Axis's downtown space in Memphis. He was impressed with the raw space of the building and has decided to show new works in an exhibition titled "Mirror". The exhibition touches on the concept of identity, self, and how we mirror ourselves in a shared universe.
Cloned D.N.A. Self Portrait (4th perspective), 2001
Stainless steel, polycarbonate agar jelly, bacteria colonies, cloned human D.N.A.
10 5/16 x 8 1/16 x 1 1/16 in. (26.2 x 20.5 x 2.7 cm)
Courtesy the Artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube, London
Italian Landscape, 2000
Permanent pigment on canvas
12 x 8 in. (30 x 20.5 cm)
Courtesy the Artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube, London
Cloned D.N.A. Self Portrait (5th perspective), 2001
Stainless steel, polycarbonate agar jelly, bacteria colonies, cloned human D.N.A.
10 5/16 x 8 1/16 x 1 1/16 in. (26.2 x 20.5 x 2.7 cm)
Courtesy the Artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube, London
DVD GALLERY
TV Documentary 48 minutes
South Bank Show: Marc Quinn
Directed by Gerald Fox
Broadcast on December 17, 2000
A far more experimental show than most, with sculptor Marc Quinn crafting a bold art film to an original Massive Attack soundtrack.
SOUTH GALLERY
Life after Life, 2003
Gold plate
9 13/16 x 79 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (25 x 202 x 73 cm)
Courtesy the Artist and Jay Jopling / White Cube, London