Jules de Balincourt
Space Investors
2015
Cosmic Chaos
2015
In Space Investors, astronauts of various nationalities and races join hands as they drift through space. The title leads us to imagine that these figures are investors, sent into space by their home nations in order to find new things to invest in and speculate on. Cosmic Chaos shows spaceships, satellites and astronauts scattered in disarray across the solar system. In contrast to their light, vibrant tone, both of these works raise serious issues certain to become problems in the “space age” of the future, such as cosmic garbage, and geopolitical concerns arising from space development.
Contemporary narratives with attraction for people are immanent in Jules de Balincourt's works.
Jules de Balincourt Cosmic Chaos
2015 / Oil on panel / 152.4 × 177.8 × 5.1 cm / Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg
Jules de Balincourt Space Investors
2015 / Oil on panel / 147.3 × 198.8 × 5.1 cm / Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg
Visitors are greeted at the entrance to the show by de Balincourt's artworks on the big exhibition title wall. Feel free to take photos there, and post them with hashtag “#TheUniverseAndArtExhibitNow” on your Instagram account. Your shot might be shared on this special page!
In addition, we will choose 2 best shots even month and present Mori Art Museum exclusive goods to the winners!
Installation view: “The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab,” Mori Art Museum, 2016
Photo: Kioku Keizo
■Relevant Information
・The Universe and Art: Princess Kaguya, Leonardo da Vinci, teamLab
July 30, 2016 - January 9, 2017
・MAM Screen 004: Watching the Earth from the Universe
July 30, 2016 - January 9, 2017
・Welcome to “the portal to the universe”!
―“The Universe and Art” work #1: teamLab
―“The Universe and Art” work #2: Meteorite Sword
―“The Universe and Art” work #3: Patricia Piccinini
―“The Universe and Art” work #4: Utsuro-bune (hollow ship)
―“The Universe and Art” work #5: Mori Mariko
―“The Universe and Art” work #6: Mandalas
―“The Universe and Art” work #7: Tom Sachs
―“The Universe and Art” work #8: Semiconductor
―“The Universe and Art” work #9: Galileo Galilei Sidereus Nuncius
―“The Universe and Art” work #10: Björn Dahlem
―“The Universe and Art” work #11: Jules de Balincourt
