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Sylvie Fleury — (Gold) Fountain LKW
Sylvie Fleury

(Gold) Fountain LKW

2003

A gold-plated porcelain tire sits atop a sleek acrylic and glass pedestal, transformed into an elegant fountain that streams water in a continuous, ceremonial flow. Sylvie Fleury provocatively merges the language of luxury and consumer culture, elevating an industrial object associated with automotive excess into a gleaming objet d'art. The work seduces and critiques simultaneously, cloaking the mundane in opulence to interrogate our collective desire for status and material beauty.

Medium
gold-plated porcelain tire, technical equipment for fountain installation, acrylic and glass pedestal

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Sylvie Fleury, (Gold) Fountain LKW, 2003

A gold-plated porcelain tire sits atop a sleek acrylic and glass pedestal, transformed into an elegant fountain that streams water in a continuous, ceremonial flow. Sylvie Fleury provocatively merges the language of luxury and consumer culture, elevating an industrial object associated with automotive excess into a gleaming objet d'art. The work seduces and critiques simultaneously, cloaking the mundane in opulence to interrogate our collective desire for status and material beauty.

Medium
gold-plated porcelain tire, technical equipment for fountain installation, acrylic and glass pedestal
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Gold, Consumerism, Feminist Art, Consumer Culture Critique, Sculpture, Readymade, Found Object Art, Contemporary Artist, Pop Art, Installation Art, Swiss Artist, Late 20th Century, Luxury Aesthetic, Female Artist, Gold Palette

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