Ensemble: Stoning
image: © Maria Thereza Alves
"Throwing stones at man-made objects, or dropping boulders on them, is not like May ‘68; it’s not even an echo. For me, it is more like a mimetic re- enactment of nature." [full text here]
Stoning is an essential category in Jimmie Durham’s work. It simply denotes the action of using a stone as a tool in the making of an artwork: smashing, printing, destroying...
Works
>Jimmie Durham, Resurrection, 1995.Multiple, tv set, flagstones, variable dimensions.
>Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves, A Heavy Stone, 1996.Video, pal, 00:01:00.
>Jimmie Durham, St. Frigo, 1996.Sculpture, refrigerator, 132 x 60 x 60 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves, Pink Granite at Work, 1997.Video, pal, 00:01:00.
>Jimmie Durham, Ketchup and Mustard, 1997.Mixed Media, condiments, canvas, 140 x 190 x 6 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, A Stone Asleep in Bed at Home, 2000.Installation, grey granite, cotton, chestnut wood, pinewood, 200 x 155 x 101 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, Fruit Table, 2001.Video, 00:01:30.
>Jimmie Durham, Stone Top (Nest), 2003.Installation, car, stone, variable dimensions.
>Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves, Tocetea, 2003.Video, dvd, 00:00:26.
>Jimmie Durham, Still Life with Stone and Car, 2004.Installation, car, stone, acrylic paint, variable dimensions.
>Jimmie Durham, Untitled (Apecar), 2004.Sculpture, stone, car, variable dimensions.
>Jimmie Durham, Prehistoric Stone Tool, 2004.Mixed Media, wood, paint, stone, 75 x 85 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves, Smashing, 2004.Video, 00:92:00.
>Jimmie Durham, Where a heavy stone opened red, yellow and blue paint, 2006.Painting, paint, tubes, canvas, 100 x 120 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, Xitle and Spirit, 2007.Sculpture, vulcanic stone, car, acrylic paint, variable dimensions.
>Jimmie Durham, Encore tranquillité, 2008.Sculpture, airplane, stone, chains, 150 x 860 x 860 cm.
>Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves, Brazilian Bloodstone.Video.