Artworks shown at MoNA

Yves Klein’s blue swimming pool – From 1957 to now

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

Who was Yves Klein? Born in 1928 in Nice, France, Yves Klein soon became an influential figure in the post-war European art scene. He quickly rose the ranks to become a leading member of the art movement of Nouveau Réalisme in France. His induction to the art scene was majorly fueled by having both parents …

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Wim Delvoye’s models of cathedral-like trucks – Attractive & repulsive

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

What is Wim Delvoye known for? Wim Delvoye is a neo-conceptual artist that is well known for his innovative and sometimes out-of-the-box projects. He connects the attractive and the repulsive effortlessly, creating works that are inherent contradictions. When you see his pieces for the first time, you almost feel repulsed, then seduced, and finally held …

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Zhang Huan’s Ash Buddha – 20 tons of incense ash to create them

Sculptures, Statues / 2 minutes of reading

Zhang Huan’s Ash Buddhas Zhang Huan, born in 1965, started his career as a painter and then moved to performance art and then resorted back to painting. He is also a sculptor and photographer, but his main focus is on being a performance artist. He has made extensive use of ash throughout his career and …

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Artworks shown at MoNA

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