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Lot Essay
Den Tableaux-pièges, auch Fallenbilder genannt, verdankt Daniel Spoerri seinen internationalen Ruhm. Als Vertreter der Nouveaux Réalistes setzte Spoerri seine Arbeiten sehr radikal um; ein Kunstwerk soll möglichst ohne Eingriff des Künstlers zu entstehen haben. Somit nahm der Künstler Gegenstände, die er auf seinem Tisch vorfand und fixierte diese direkt auf der Tischplatte. Die Platte wurde von der Horizontalen in die Vertikalen gedreht und anschliessend an der Wand aufgehängt. Bei dieser stattgefundenen Veränderung handelt es sich um einen tatsächlichen Wandel der Realität, um künstlerische Verfremdung par excellence. Spoerri interessierte sich ausserdem für Gegenstände, die ihren Gebrauchswert eingebüsst haben, da sie Erinnerungen an die Vergangenheit transportieren.
Daniel Spoerri owes his international fame to the tableaux-pièges, also called ‘snare pictures’. As a representative of the school of Nouveaux Réalistes, Spoerri’s understanding of his creative work was radical: A work of art should come about with as little intervention by the artist as possible. Accordingly, the artist took objects found on his table and fixed them directly to the table top. The table top was then turned from the horizontal onto the vertical plane and, finally, hung on a wall. This alteration did, indeed, transform reality, an artistic act of alienation par excellence. Spoerri was also interested in items that no longer serve their purpose but are used instead to convey memories from the past.
Daniel Spoerri owes his international fame to the tableaux-pièges, also called ‘snare pictures’. As a representative of the school of Nouveaux Réalistes, Spoerri’s understanding of his creative work was radical: A work of art should come about with as little intervention by the artist as possible. Accordingly, the artist took objects found on his table and fixed them directly to the table top. The table top was then turned from the horizontal onto the vertical plane and, finally, hung on a wall. This alteration did, indeed, transform reality, an artistic act of alienation par excellence. Spoerri was also interested in items that no longer serve their purpose but are used instead to convey memories from the past.