Un Chant Ecarlate, #Noir
Artist
Martin Gustavsson
(Sverige, född 1964)
Date2019
MediumPigments and acrylic on restoration polyester canvas
DimensionsBildmått: 250 × 195 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineDonation 2019 from the artist
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2019/110
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkThroughout his artistic practice, Martin Gustavsson has explored the roots of homophobia in our time from different angles. In the same way that an individual’s identity can be both accepting and self-censoring, his paintings are in dialogue with each other about various aspects of homoeroticism. His double-sided paintings and title of the work relate to a scene in Jean Genet’s film "Un chant d’amour", where two men share a cigarette across a prison wall. The title means "Scarlet Song" and comes from a novel by Mariama Bâ about passionate love, which the artist read at the time when the works were being exhibited in Dakar, Senegal, where homosexuality has been forced underground.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på 'baksidan' i nedre vänstra hörnet: "Un Chant Ecarlate, #Noir" Mg 2019
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på 'baksidan' i nedre vänstra hörnet: "Un Chant Ecarlate, #Noir" Mg 2019