Curator’s Statement

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David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.

Plusieurs silhouettes de lapins stylisés bondissant vers le bas dans une composition organique et fragmentée

Matériaux

Bronze, peinture

Dimensions

182,5 x 52 x 48 cm

Collection

Collection d’œuvres d’art de l’UQAM [2025.1]

Curator’s Statement

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David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.

Plusieurs silhouettes de lapins stylisés bondissant vers le bas dans une composition organique et fragmentée

Matériaux

Bronze, peinture

Dimensions

182,5 x 52 x 48 cm

Collection

Collection d’œuvres d’art de l’UQAM [2025.1]

Curator’s Statement

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David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.David Altmejd. Agora is the first virtual exhibition to date on the artist's work. Designed to ensure wider dissemination of his heads and busts created over the last thirty years, it follows on from the exhibition of the same name pre sented at the Galerie de l’UQAM from November 7, 2025 to January 24, 2026 and the catalogue published on the same occasion.

Matériaux

Bronze, peinture

Dimensions

182,5 x 52 x 48 cm

Collection

Collection d’œuvres d’art de l’UQAM [2025.1]

Bronze Sculptures

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Bronze Sculptures

1.

La charge

2016

1.

La charge

2.

Hand Bird 1

2007

2.

Hand Bird 1

3.

Pixie

2025

3.

Pixie

In the Beginning

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In the Beginning

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4.

Autoportrait

1994

4.

Autoportrait

5.

Untitled

1999

5.

Untitled

6.

Sans titre. L’idée dure de l’homme lui sort par la tête

1999

6.

Sans titre. L’idée dure de l’homme lui sort par la tête

7.

First Werewolf

1999

7.

First Werewolf

8.

Sarah Altmejd

2003

8.

Sarah Altmejd

9.

Untitled (Blond)

2003

9.

Untitled (Blond)

10.

Sans titre. L’idée dure de l’homme lui sort par la tête

2007

10.

Sans titre. L’idée dure de l’homme lui sort par la tête

Heads and Busts

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Heads and Busts

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11.

Untitled

2014

11.

Untitled

12.

La concentration

2015

12.

La concentration

13.

Tête de femme dans la lune

2016

13.

Tête de femme dans la lune

14.

The Seedsman

2017

14.

The Seedsman

15.

Trickster

2019

15.

Trickster

16.

C.C. (Rising)

2021

16.

C.C. (Rising)

17.

Smoking with Oneself

2021-2025

17.

Smoking with Oneself

Animal and Human

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Animal and Human

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18.

Hare

2022

18.

Hare

19.

Shaman

2023

19.

Shaman

20.

L’esprit dans le temple de l’âme

2024

20.

L’esprit dans le temple de l’âme

21.

Cronos

2025

21.

Cronos

22.

Dieu

2025

22.

Dieu

23.

Fée

2025

23.

Fée

24.

La crainte

2025

24.

La crainte

Matter and Materials

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Matter and Materials

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25.

La lécheuse

2025

25.

La lécheuse

26.

L’âme déchaînée

2025

26.

L’âme déchaînée

27.

L’ange

2025

27.

L’ange

28.

L’antenne

2025

28.

L’antenne

29.

Le bal masqué

2025

29.

Le bal masqué

30.

Le larsen

2025

30.

Le larsen

Hand and Gesture

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Hand and Gesture

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31.

The Comets

2025

31.

The Comets

Agora 1 - Agora 8

2025

Agora 1 - Agora 8

Lapins 1 - Lapins 12

2025

Lapins 1 - Lapins 12

In situ

sculptural and graphic interventions 

2025

In situ

sculptural and graphic interventions 

Lapin stylisé avec un trou au centre du visage semblant chuter dans le vide dans une composition biomorphique

Video Documentation

Explore the Exhibition

Hear from David Altmejd (French)

See the Artist at Work

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La charge, 2016

(French)

Video Documentation

Explore the Exhibition

Hear from David Altmejd (French)

See the Artist at Work

Discover

La charge, 2016

(French)

Video Documentation

Explore the Exhibition

Hear from David Altmejd (French)

See the Artist at Work

Discover

La charge, 2016

(French)

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