-A great and unlikely success story, Da Corte creates funny and therapeutic works in the hope of easing the -exquisite pain- of modern life.- -New York Times
This comprehensive monograph celebrates the acclaimed Philadelphia-based installation artist Alex Da Corte (born 1980), famed for his show-stopping 2021 Roof Garden Commission for the Met, As Long as the Sun Lasts. Da Corte-s Day-Glo works are distinctly rooted in traditional American arts and culture-tellingly, as a teenager he planned to become an animator for Disney-and the artist himself often appears in his films, impersonating iconic figures such as Popeye, the Statue of Liberty, Fred Rogers or Eminem. Throughout, the pop flavor of Da Corte-s aesthetics is mixed with a satirical existentialism: his works often combine sadness and effortless play, connecting our sense of self with consumer culture-from the films we watch to the objects we buy, give and throw away.
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