Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts
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The Roof Garden Commission
Shanay Jhaveri, Jack Halberstam, and Sheena Wagstaff
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An engaging exploration of multidisciplinary artist Alex Da Corte’s site-specific 2021 installation on The Met’s Roof Garden
Known for his use of familiar objects, icons, and brands in surprising and surreal contexts, Alex Da Corte (b. 1980) often confronts themes of identity, cultural hegemony, and consumerism in his videos, sculptures, paintings, and installations. In As Long as the Sun Lasts—his most recent work and the subject of the 2021 installment in The Met’s Roof Garden Commission series—he draws together the beloved Sesame Street character Big Bird and the kinetic sculptural works of Alexander Calder. This compact volume presents images and analysis of the new installation, considering it in the context of his past work and featuring fascinating records of the artist’s process, including sketches and images from his studio. An interview with Da Corte provides further insight into his diverse artistic inspirations, which range from Renaissance painting to horror films, and elaborates on how art history, politics, and religion inform his work.
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(April 16–October 31, 2021)
Shanay Jhaveri is assistant curator, international modern and contemporary art, in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jack Halberstam is professor of gender studies and English at Columbia University, New York. Sheena Wagstaff is the Leonard A. Lauder Chairman of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(April 16–October 31, 2021)
Publication Date: May 25, 2021
Publishing Partner: Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
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