'portrait of an artist as a young man', 2005 © marc quinn studio

galerie hopkins-custot at fiac
paris, france
october 23-26, 2008

to mark their debut at fiac, paris' largest art fair, galerie hopkins-custot is presenting
the work of english artist marc quinn. the show is being prepared by the artist as a
dialogue. quinn will be selecting pieces of his own work as well as artworks which
have served as sources of inspiration. representing quinn's recent work are the
flower paintings, the kate moss sphinx series, skeletons, marble fetuses and his
most recent plant sculptures, which were created especially for this event.
accompanying these pieces are works by brueghel, picasso and giacometti, as well
as examples of indian and ancient egyptian art.

flesh, blood, excrement, the human skeleton, animal carcasses and DNA as an
information storage system are among quinn's favorite subjects; but they give rise
to intensely meaningful expressive forms using the eternal perfection of white marble,
pharmaceutical products, wax suffused with blood, and cryogenically frozen flowers.

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'tundra land hill', 2008 © marc quinn studio


'iceberg on lake tanganyika', 2008 © marc quinn studio


'gold luna laocoon kate', 2007 © marc quinn studio


'sphinx (venus)', 2006 (photo : stephen white) © marc quinn studio


'sphinx (victory)', 2006 (photo : stephen white) © marc quinn studio


'mini gold kate', 2007 © hopkins-custot gallery


'the nurseries of el dorado', 2008 © marc quinn studio


'portrait de marc cazotte (1757 – 1801)', 2006 © marc quinn studio