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Annette Messager — Mes Petites Effigies
Annette Messager

Mes Petites Effigies

Annette Messager's *Mes Petites Effigies* is an intimate and unsettling installation that combines small plush toys with gelatin silver photographs displayed under glass and colored pencil drawings directly on the wall. The work reflects Messager's ongoing exploration of childhood, the body, and identity, blurring the boundaries between the domestic and the uncanny. Through the juxtaposition of soft, familiar objects with photographic fragments and hand-drawn marks, the piece constructs a deeply personal yet collectively resonant visual language.

Medium
plush toys, gelatin silver prints under glass, colored pencil on wall

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Annette Messager, Mes Petites Effigies

Annette Messager's *Mes Petites Effigies* is an intimate and unsettling installation that combines small plush toys with gelatin silver photographs displayed under glass and colored pencil drawings directly on the wall. The work reflects Messager's ongoing exploration of childhood, the body, and identity, blurring the boundaries between the domestic and the uncanny. Through the juxtaposition of soft, familiar objects with photographic fragments and hand-drawn marks, the piece constructs a deeply personal yet collectively resonant visual language.

Medium
plush toys, gelatin silver prints under glass, colored pencil on wall
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Feminist Art, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Black and White Photography, French Artist, Contemporary Artist, Installation Art, Late 20th Century, Female Artist, Somber Mood, Figurative

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