Johan Furaker's Paintings of a Pathological Fugue at CAPC Bordeaux
At CAPC Musée d'art contemporain in Bordeaux, Johan Furaker presented paintings and drawings from February 10 to April 24, 2011. His quasi-photographic works possess an elegant strangeness that evokes early 20th-century postcards, illustrations, and advertising. The series is inspired by Albert Dadas, a gas company employee in 1880s Bordeaux who was diagnosed as the first 'pathological fugue' patient, periodically walking to Vienna, Algiers, or Moscow. Furaker invents scenes and figures from Dadas's story, using smooth surfaces to explore wandering and the blurring of boundaries.
Key facts
- Exhibition at CAPC Musée d'art contemporain, Bordeaux
- Dates: February 10 to April 24, 2011
- Artist: Johan Furaker
- Works: paintings and drawings described as 'quasi-photographic'
- Inspiration: Albert Dadas, first diagnosed 'pathological fugue' patient
- Albert Dadas worked for the Compagnie du gaz de Bordeaux in the 1880s
- Dadas traveled to Vienna, Algiers, and Moscow during fugues
- Text by Didier Arnaudet
Entities
Artists
- Johan Furaker
- Albert Dadas
Institutions
- CAPC Musée d'art contemporain
- Compagnie du gaz de Bordeaux
Locations
- Bordeaux
- France
- Vienna
- Austria
- Algiers
- Algeria
- Moscow
- Russia
Sources
- artpress —