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    Artwork Survey: 2000s

    David Altmejd
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    • Second Werewolf
      2000
      Glass, mirror, wood, lighting system, acetate, mylar, Plexiglas, foam, plaster, paint, epoxy clay, synthetic hair, quartz, rhinestones, silk flowers
      80.71 × 48.03 × 70.47 inches

      Photo: Wayne Baerwaldt and M.N. Hutchinson

      © David Altmejd

    • Untitled (Dark)
      2001
      Plaster, paint, synthetic hair, resin, glitter
      8 × 14 × 8 inches

      Photo: Jessica Eckert

      © David Altmejd

    • Le dormeur du val
      2004
      Wood, paint, plaster, resin, mirror, wire, glue, plastic, cloth, synthetic hair, jewelry, glitter
      Dimensions variable

      Installation view of Noctambule, organized by D’Amelio Terras, New York, Fondation Dosne – Biblioteque Thiers, Paris, June 24–July 10, 2004

      Photo: Bertrand Huet

      © David Altmejd

    • The University 1
      2004
      Mirrors and wood
      66 × 71 × 106 inches

      Photo: Oren Slor

      © David Altmejd

    • The University 2
      2004
      Wood, paint, plaster, resin, mirrored glass, Plexiglas, wire, glue, plastic, cloth, synthetic hair, jewelry, glitter, minerals, paper, beads, synthetic flowers, electricity, light bulbs
      107 × 215 × 252 inches

      Photo: Oren Slor

      © David Altmejd

    • Left: Untitled (Blue Jay); Right: Untitled (Swallow)
      2004
      Styrofoam, resin, paint, synthetic hair, jewelry, glitter
      Untitled (Blue Jay): 35 × 34 × 40 inches; Untitled (Swallow): 22 × 38 × 40 inches

      Installation view of Public Art Fund Projects in Central Park: A Collaboration with the Whitney Biennial, March 10–May 30, 2004
      The Andrew Haswell Green Memorial, New York

      Photo: Tom Powel

      © David Altmejd

    • Untitled
      2005
      Plexiglas, gold chains, glue
      Base: 36 × 64 × 33 inches; Top: 33 × 61 × 29 inches

      Photo: Oren Slor

      © David Altmejd

    • The Hunter
      2006
      Foam, epoxy clay, paint, horse hair, wood, glass, Plexiglas, mirror, artificial branches, leather hood, leather harness, taxidermy squirrels, lighting system, glitter, silicone, quartz, pyrite, hemimorphite, aragonite
      70 × 98.43 × 98.43 inches overall

      Photo: Denis Farley

      © David Altmejd

    • The Egg
      2006
      Steel, wood, mirror, Plexiglas, Styrofoam, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, gray squirrels, barn owl, blue tit, synthetic pine branches, pine cones, acorns, synthetic flowers, minerals (quartz, sulfur, amethyst, flourite, vanvdinite, hematite), butt plugs, leather straight jacket, leather hood, chains, glitter
      96 1/4 × 71 × 50 inches overall

      Photo: Tom Powel

      © David Altmejd

    • Wood Clock
      2007
      Wood, steel, mirror, epoxy clay, resin, paint, wire, artificial plants, taxidermy birds, shoes, crystals, fabric, glitter
      127 × 72 × 108 inches

      Photo: Jason Mandella

      © David Altmejd

    • The Index
      2007
      Steel, foam, wood, glass, mirror, Plexiglas, lighting system, silicone, resin, taxidermy birds and animals, synthetic plants, synthetic tree branches, bronze , fiberglass, paint, burlap, leather, pinecones, horse hair, synthetic hair, chains, wire, feathers, quartz, pyrite, other minerals, glass eyes, clothing, shoes, jewelry, beads, monofilament, glitter
      131 × 510 1/2 × 363 1/4 inches

      Installation view of David Altmejd: The Index, June 10–November 21, 2007, Canadian Pavilion, 52nd Venice Biennale

      Photo: Ellen Page Wilson

      © David Altmejd

    • The Giant 2
      2007
      Foam, wood, glass, mirror, Plexiglas, resin, silicone, taxidermy birds and animals, synthetic plants, paint, pinecones, horse hair, burlap, chains, wire, feathers, quartz, pyrite, other minerals, jewelry, beads, glitter
      100 × 168 × 92 inches

      Installation view of David Altmejd: The Index, June 10–November 21, 2007, Canadian Pavilion, 52nd Venice Biennale

      Photo: Ellen Page Wilson

      © David Altmejd

    • Installation view of “David Altmejd”
      2008

      Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, May 3–June 14, 2008

      Photo: Tom Powel

      © David Altmejd

    • The Shepherd
      2008
      Wood, foam, epoxy clay, epoxy resin, mirror, glue, horse hair, paint, metal wire, glass beads, quartz, synthetic pine branches, pine cones
      147 × 72 × 48 inches

      Photo: Ellen Page Wilson

      © David Altmejd

    • YOU
      2008
      Plaster, wood, foam, paint, burlap, mirror, glue
      163 × 61 × 48 inches

      Photo: Ellen Page Wilson

      © David Altmejd

    • The Eye
      2008
      Wood and mirror
      129 1/2 × 216 1/2 × 144 1/2 inches overall

      Installation at Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, October 13, 2008–January 30, 2009

      Photo: Tom Powel

      © David Altmejd

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