SAKS presents the monumental paintings, sculptures and collages of the Swiss artist Hadrien Dussoix : Beyond Good and Evil.
« What will remain of the history of art? » is the question that underlies Hadrien Dussoix’s work. The artist paints renaissance or gothic churches on imposing monochrome canvases; these edifices are, according to the artist, the eternal landmarks of our cultural history. So as to counter this vision of the past with that of the contemporary world, Hadrien Dussoix uses spray paint to reproduce these sacred buildings and document them into our age.
Spontaneity of treatment and simplicity of form merge in an aesthetic and strong visual impact where the naturally flowing outlines highlight and illuminate the traits of these huge artworks.
The paintings are countered by a variety of keenly composed sculptures. Plaster debris, ceramics and found objects, random objects bought together in a wild archaeological entity that seems to blur culture both past and present.
Hadrien Dussoix offers us a modern insight into the art of the past. By mixing different techniques, the work of Hadrien Dussoix is a quest for a new aesthetic, combining spur-of-the-moment expression with past classicism, linking punk and sacred.
A catalogue published with the generous support of the EFG Bank is available with the exhibition.