The Guardian
Marble, onyx, patinated bronze
84.5 × 51 × 41 cm (33 1/4 × 20 1/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
In the Guardian series’ sculptures, the exhibition guard is conspicuous by his absence. He is alluded to here by the item specific to his function, i.e. a seat. The absence of the main subject, the presence of unexpected objects (a cushion, a metal rod) and the disturbing materiality of marble, bronze and onyx set the work on the border between dream and reality.
In her work, the Franco-Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé likes to explore the potentialities of memory and how it blurs the distinction between reality and fiction. By depicting absence, The Guardian invites us to appreciate the micro-events of everyday life and the narratives that can result from them.
Trouvé’s works in the Pinault Collection were first exhibited in 2018 during the "Debout !" ("Stand Up!") show at the Couvent des Jacobins in Rennes.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. Courtesy de Tatiana Trouvé et de Pinault Collection Photo Aurélien Mole
Exhibition view, Ouverture, Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris, 2021.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. Photo Aurélien Mole
Exhibition view, Ouverture, Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris, 2021.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. Photo Aurelien Mole © Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, Agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. Photo Aurelien Mole © Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, Agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier.
Exhibition view, Ouverture, Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris, 2021.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. Photo Aurelien Mole © Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, Agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier.
Exhibition view, Ouverture, Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris, 2021.
Tatiana TROUVÉ © Adagp, Paris, 2023. © Photo JF Molliere
Exhibition view, Debout!, Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, June 23 - September 9 2018.
