Seconde Main: Plagiarism and Copying in Art at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
The exhibition 'Seconde Main,' curated by Anne Dressen, runs from March 25 to October 24, 2010, at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. It presents a chronological arrangement of significant artworks alongside approximately fifty instances of plagiarism, imitation, and forgery from 1960 to the present. Featured artists include Ernest T, who created a counterfeit of Henri Rousseau, and Sherrie Levine, Nicolas Chardon, and others who appropriated works by Mondrian, Malevich, Mosset, and Pollock. André Raffray replicates Duchamp's pieces, while Mike Bidlo's 'NOT Picasso' is displayed alongside a counterfeit Modigliani. Eric Doeringer showcases Levine's reinterpretations of Evans's photographs, and Gabriele di Matteo exhibits replicas of modern Chinese art, prompting a reevaluation of originality and value through 60 'infiltrated look-alike works.'
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Seconde Main' ran from March 25 to October 24, 2010 at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
- Curated by Anne Dressen.
- Features about fifty plagiarisms, copies, and forgeries from 1960 to present.
- Organized chronologically from Fauvism to contemporary art.
- Includes works by Sherrie Levine, General Idea, Tom Sachs, Mathieu Mercier, Nicolas Chardon, Hugo Pernet, Olivier Babin, Guillaume Leingre, Art & Language, Braco Dimitrijevic, Gavin Turk, André Raffray, Mike Bidlo, Elmyr de Hory, Real Lessard, Eric Doeringer, Gabriele di Matteo, Glenn Brown, Maurizio Cattelan, Richard Baquié.
- Ernest T created a fake Henri Rousseau titled 'Voleur de femme' (2002).
- Kasimir Malevich (artist) created 'The Last Futurist Exhibition' in 1985.
- Gabriele di Matteo commissioned black-and-white replicas of Chinese paintings from copyists in China.
- Includes fake invitation cards for nonexistent exhibitions.
- 60 infiltrated look-alike works are presented.
Entities
Artists
- Anne Dressen
- Ernest T
- Henri Rousseau
- Piet Mondrian
- Kasimir Malevich
- Olivier Mosset
- Jackson Pollock
- Sherrie Levine
- General Idea
- Tom Sachs
- Mathieu Mercier
- Nicolas Chardon
- Hugo Pernet
- Olivier Babin
- Guillaume Leingre
- Art & Language
- Braco Dimitrijevic
- Gavin Turk
- André Raffray
- Marcel Duchamp
- Daniel Buren
- Mike Bidlo
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Elmyr de Hory
- Henri Matisse
- Real Lessard
- Maurice Utrillo
- Eric Doeringer
- Walker Evans
- Gabriele di Matteo
- Glenn Brown
- Eugène Leroy
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Joseph Beuys
- Richard Baquié
- Carole Boulbès
Institutions
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Musée national d'art moderne
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —