Reflections #26

Reflections in the windows of the Kunsthalle Wien building at the MuseumsQuartier complex. The decorations on top of the windows indicate the original use of the building: in the 18th century it housed the imperial stables.

Et tu, Duchamp?

This bronze sculpture by Indian artist Subodh Gupta was placed last week on Kunsthalle wien public space karlsplatz where it will remain until October 31, 2010. Gupta, who calls himself "idol thief", quotes in his works icons of European art, positioning them in new contexts. For the sculpture "Et tu, Duchamp?" he has used the French artist Marcel Duchamp´s work "L.H.O.O.Q." (1919) which shows Mona Lisa disfigured by a moustache and a goatee, as a model.