BORDEAUX, FRANCE – The exhibition presents
for the
first time about 15 monumental pictures that have been painted by the
artist Jim
Shaw in the last decade, together with sculptures and a gigantic
inflatable
sculpture. It also presents for the first time the artist’s collection
of
Christian objects making use of apocalyptic iconography. From
If
Everybody had an Ocean. Brian Wilson, an exhibition (curated by Alex
Farquharson), which took a fresh look at different art developments from
the
1960s on through the prism of the life and music of the Beach Boys’
composer, to
Insiders – Pratiques, usages, savoir-faire/Experience, Practices,
Know-how, an
exhibition in the form of an investigation into the links between
contemporary
artwork and folklore today, the CAPC musée d’art contemporain is
continuing to
delve into the realm of subculture with this solo show devoted to the
artist Jim
Shaw.