The Many Brains of Jan Fabre: Chimères

Jan Fabre: ChimeresJan Fabre, an artist from Antwerp, has done everything from stage direction and choreography to creating drawings, sculptures and major installations. The main themes developed in his work are metamorphosis and the artist as warrior in the cause of beauty.

Presently, he has an exhibit at the Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris titled Chimères: painted silicone sculptures of brains showcased in glass boxes.

From top to bottom, and left to right:
Brain of Van Gogh, 2011

The Brain of a Messenger of Death, 2011
Angel Brain, 2011
Braintree with Golden Fruits, 2011

For those of us not visiting Paris before May 20, 2011, there are more images at the gallery’s site.

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