Poubelle
Arman's *Poubelle* ("Trash Can") reflects the artist's celebrated *Accumulations* series, in which discarded everyday objects are gathered and preserved as a form of cultural commentary. Published by Édition MAT in Paris as part of a limited edition of 100, this work embodies Arman's fascination with consumer waste and the aesthetic potential found in the detritus of modern life. The work's edition format underscores the conceptual tension between mass production and the unique artistic object, a theme central to Arman's practice within the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
- Medium
- Signed and numbered 77/100 in black ink on a label affixed to the reverse, published by Édition MAT (Multiplication d'Art Transformable), Paris.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 26, 2016
Artists in conversation
Daniel Spoerri
Romanian-Swiss · b. 1930
Spoerri's Tableau Pièges series similarly captures and preserves arrangements of everyday discarded objects as sculptural assemblages, sharing Arman's fascination with consumer detritus and the transformation of mundane refuse into conceptual art objects.
César Baldaccini
French · b. 1921
César's compressed and accumulated found objects, particularly his Compressions of scrap metal and consumer goods, reflect the same Nouveau Réalisme philosophy of elevating industrial waste and mass produced detritus into bold provocative sculpture.
Wolf Vostell
German · b. 1932
Vostell incorporated accumulated found objects and consumer waste into his mixed media assemblages, sharing Arman's conceptual approach of using everyday discarded materials to deliver provocative commentary on modern consumer society and mass production.
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