Wim Delvoye
Mudam holds several significant works by Wim Delvoye (b. 1965, Wervik), most notably Chapelle a metallic, gothic-inspired chapel with stained glass windows created for the museum.
The series of sculptures Dutch Gas-Cans and is typical of the work he made at the end of the 80s, transforming everyday objects, connected to manual and domestic work, with ornamental motifs borrowed from the decorative arts. Deliberately anachronistic, the iconography in this work recalls the golden age of Dutch decorative arts, echoing Delvoye’s earliest artistic ambition for his work to transform ‘the provincial’ into ‘something international’. The artist quotes familiar Delftware designs – renowned for their refined blue pattern and the quality of their glazing – and transfers them to empty gas canisters. Details in the design such as the windmill – that are synonymous with an idyllic image of the Dutch landscape – evoke an idea of regionalism which is a recurrent theme in Delvoye’s early work.
Artworks
Wim Delvoye Cargas 22810, Combugaz 35238, Butaan Van Delft, 1988 Laiton, acier peint
56 x 28 cm, 54 x 28 cm, 56 x 28 cm
Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Donation 2022 – American Friends of Mudam, Collection Raymond J. Learsy
Vue de la présentation Donations et dépôts récents, Mudam Luxembourg, 21.09.2019 – 13.04.2020
© Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg
Wim Delvoye Chapelle, 2006 Vitraux et chapelle métallique
480 x 1080 x 705 cm
Commande et Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Acquisition 2004
© Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg
Wim Delvoye Untitled (Truck Tyre), 2013 et 2017 Ensemble de 4 pneus de camion sculptés à la main
148 x 148 x 60 cm chacun
Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Acquisition 2016
Vue de l’exposition Art & Craft Mudam Collection, Mudam Luxembourg, 05.10.2018 – 17.03.2019
© Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg