In Shade

Clémence de La Tour du Pin

At Smart Objects, Los Angeles, US

September 25 — November 07, 2021

Do we merely advocate for artists who have assimilated institutional power but then shit on artists who are under-represented? Do we shit on low-hanging fruit and artists who oppose the detrimental project of appeasing insiders and assimilating cultural cachet? Are we really just here to become a downtown micro-celebrity? Do we really want a world of aesthetes and their acolytes self-perpetuating pre-existing socio-political structures in order to be seen as a kabal of tastemakers? Or do we want to enfranchise people who are under-represented, everyday or humble? What could be more violent than someone who authorizes themselves to have access based upon their opinion which claims to be superior and elevated? Is an opinion which claims access merely enacting a critique of judgement based upon a fundamental negative proposition of one logic over another? Should we not recognize that “being” in and of itself outstrips any attempt to enunciate one person’s opinion of what’s right as more logical over another? Should not our logic be based upon something universal, arriving from the self-evident truth of choice?

Installation view, In Shade // Clémence de La Tour du Pin, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Split Gill Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 32 x 33 x 11.5 in (81 x 83 x 29 cm), 2021
Split Gill Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 32 x 33 x 11.5 in (81 x 83 x 29 cm), 2021
Split Gill Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 32 x 33 x 11.5 in (81 x 83 x 29 cm), 2021
Split Gill Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 32 x 33 x 11.5 in (81 x 83 x 29 cm), 2021
Installation view, In Shade // Clémence de La Tour du Pin, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Untitled (Orange) Rib from found umbrella, fabric, wood, cardboard, print on paper, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Untitled (Orange) Rib from found umbrella, fabric, wood, cardboard, print on paper, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Untitled (Orange) Rib from found umbrella, fabric, wood, cardboard, print on paper, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Untitled (Orange) Rib from found umbrella, fabric, wood, cardboard, print on paper, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Drizzle VAMP Umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Drizzle VAMP Umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Drizzle VAMP Umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (39 x 30 x 19 cm), 2021
Installation view, In Shade // Clémence de La Tour du Pin, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
Installation view, In Shade // Clémence de La Tour du Pin, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
TV Rib from found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (40 x 30 x 19 cm ), 2021
TV Rib from found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (40 x 30 x 19 cm ), 2021
TV Rib from found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (40 x 30 x 19 cm ), 2021
In Shade Found umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 18 x 14 x 9.5 in (46 x 36 x 24 cm), 2021
In Shade Found umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 18 x 14 x 9.5 in (46 x 36 x 24 cm), 2021
In Shade Found umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 18 x 14 x 9.5 in (46 x 36 x 24 cm), 2021
In Shade Found umbrella fragments, wood, cardboard, acrylic 18 x 14 x 9.5 in (46 x 36 x 24 cm), 2021
Constellation Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, antique fringe textile, transfer print on linen, acrylic 18.5 x 18 x 9 in (47 x 45 x 23 cm), 2021
Constellation Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, antique fringe textile, transfer print on linen, acrylic 18.5 x 18 x 9 in (47 x 45 x 23 cm), 2021
Constellation Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, antique fringe textile, transfer print on linen, acrylic 18.5 x 18 x 9 in (47 x 45 x 23 cm), 2021
Constellation Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, antique fringe textile, transfer print on linen, acrylic 18.5 x 18 x 9 in (47 x 45 x 23 cm), 2021
Installation view, In Shade // Clémence de La Tour du Pin, Smart Objects, Los Angeles
autopsy of the spider Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, spider nests, acrylic 29 x 25.5 x 12 in (73 x 65 x 30 cm), 2021
autopsy of the spider Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, spider nests, acrylic 29 x 25.5 x 12 in (73 x 65 x 30 cm), 2021
autopsy of the spider Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, spider nests, acrylic 29 x 25.5 x 12 in (73 x 65 x 30 cm), 2021
autopsy of the spider Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, spider nests, acrylic 29 x 25.5 x 12 in (73 x 65 x 30 cm), 2021
TV Rib from found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 15.5 x 12 x 7.5 in (40 x 30 x 19 cm ), 2021
Split Gill Found umbrella, wood, cardboard, acrylic 32 x 33 x 11.5 in (81 x 83 x 29 cm), 2021