Alina Szapocznikow, "Dessert III," 1971
One of my favorite museum exhibitions of late was the Alina Szapocznikow retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art--a traveling survey of the post World War II artist organized by the WIELS Contemporary Art Center in Brussels and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. The silky surfaces of her sculptures luminescent with shades of flesh, some wired as lamps and others in dessert dishes, blobs of poured resin along with subtle references to the body, were all plays in pop surrealism. As much as her works in three dimensions, I fell in love as well with her drawings, and head over heels for her photographs of masticated gum. That sculpture of a Rolls Royce was also amazing, right? In her words, "My American Dream: To blow up, twice the size and in pink Portuguese marble, the convertible Rolls Royce, the one piece solid marble Rolls. This work or object will be very expensive, completely useless, and a reflection of the God of supreme luxury. In other words, a 'complete' work of art."
Alina Szapocznikow, "Lampe – Bouche" (Illuminated Lips), 1966
Alina Szapocznikow, "Torse noyé" (Headless Torso), 1968
Alina Szapocznikow, "Fotorzezby" (Photosculptures), Gelatin silver prints, 1971/2007
Images from: "Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972," Cornelia Butler, Jola Gola, Allegra Pesenti. Mercatorfonds, Brussels. MoMA, NYC 2011.
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