Daniel Dezeuze on Color, Humor, and Conviviality in Public Art
Daniel Dezeuze discusses his long-standing commitment to integrating art into public spaces, initially through overtly political forms during the Support-Surface movement, and later more implicitly, adopting the gardener as a model. This reflection comes at a time when the very embodiment of this interest—the floor of the Hôtel de Sully dedicated to the Centre des monuments nationaux—is threatened with destruction. The interview revisits several of his realizations.
Key facts
- Daniel Dezeuze has been concerned with integrating art into public space for over thirty years.
- His early work was expressly political, notably during the Support-Surface period.
- Later work adopted the figure of the gardener as a model.
- The Hôtel de Sully floor dedicated to the Centre des monuments nationaux is threatened with destruction.
- The interview revisits several of Dezeuze's realizations.
- The article was published in artpress in September 2009.
- The article includes a downloadable PDF.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Dezeuze
Institutions
- Centre des monuments nationaux
- artpress
Locations
- Hôtel de Sully
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —