"The New Beetle" (2006) is from 'Charles Ray,' published by @centrepompidou to accompany the double exhibition currently also on view @boursedecommerce With approximately 30 pieces that depict humans, plants and vehicles in his favored materials of wood and metal, this publication explores the artist’s critical relationship with Minimalism and the uncompromising perfectionism apparent in his work. Whether recreating fallen trees down to every nook and cranny or conjuring a certain vulnerability in his life-size steel figures, Ray’s pieces are characterized by a formal intricacy that lends an almost uncanny realism to his sculptures in spite of their sometimes unusual scale. In his meticulous attention to detail, Ray invites viewers to examine his sculptures with similar intensity. Ray’s work, which clearly draws from a minimalist-formalist focus on material as it explores the possibilities of three-dimensional representation, resists classification and must be experienced on an individual level. Edited by Jean-Pierre Criqui, Caroline Bourgeois. Text by Caroline Bourgeois, Jean-Pierre Criqui, Charles Ray, Philippe Sénéchal, Laura Skandera-Trombley. Contribution by Annalisa Rimmaudo Read move via linkinbio. Image credit: Charles Ray 'The New Beetle,' 2006 painted steel 21 x 34 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches 53 x 88 x 72 centimeters Photograph by @joshuawhitephotography © Charles Ray Courtesy @matthewmarksgallery #charlesray #charlesraynewbeetle #newbeetle #sculpture @glenstonemuseum @metmuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbqYQHJDQN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
