Pierre Huyghe's 'Human Mask' Video at Guggenheim Bilbao
Pierre Huyghe's 2014 video 'Human Mask' is now on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. The work features a monkey wearing a human mask in a post-apocalyptic setting, filmed in a Fukushima exclusion zone in Japan. Huyghe was inspired by the true story of two monkeys trained as waiters in a local sake house. The piece explores the human condition through the animal's impassive face and trained movements. The exhibition includes commentary by curator Manuel Cirauqui and runs until July 16.
Key facts
- Pierre Huyghe created 'Human Mask' in 2014.
- The video was filmed in Japan's Fukushima disaster zone.
- It shows a monkey with a human mask in a post-apocalyptic landscape.
- Inspiration came from monkeys serving as waiters in a sake house.
- The work is exhibited at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
- Curator Manuel Cirauqui provides commentary in the video.
- Exhibition runs until July 16.
- Huyghe was born in Paris in 1962.
Entities
Artists
- Pierre Huyghe
Institutions
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Japan
- Fukushima
- Bilbao
- Spain