The Great Pretender

Alex Da Corte

The Great Pretender, 2021186.1 x 186.1 x 7.6cmSign in to view price
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plexiglass, flashe paint, sequin pins, foam, velvet, hardware, wood frameSadie Coles HQ
Description
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The artwork features a vibrant blue background with a striking composition of yellow stars surrounding a central figure. The dominant shapes are the overlapping stars, which create a sense of movement and energy. The figure, rendered in white, appears to be reaching upwards, conveying a sense of aspiration or striving. The bold, graphic style and contrasting colors suggest a playful, whimsical approach. This piece seems to celebrate human creativity and the pursuit of dreams, reflecting the artist's intention to capture the spirit of imagination and the desire to reach for the stars. ...

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Alex Da Corte
Artist
Alex Da Corte
B.1980, American

Da Corte is a conceptual artist, working across a range of different media including video, performance, installation, painting and sculpture. Often he unites these elements to create fantastical and vividly-coloured immersive environments that amount to Gesamtkunstwerks. His work is informed by Pop Art and Surrealism, regularly combining high- and low-brow American cultural references – from branded items found in domestic life to figures from popular culture – in order to explore and interrogate personal and cultural politics, alienation and the psychological parameters of the human experience. ...

Alex Da Corte: Artworks
Spider Stomper
Alex Da CorteSpider Stomper, 2019
146.1 x 299.7 x 11.4cm
A Man's Image
Alex Da CorteA Man's Image, 2019
142.2 x 718.8 x 7.6cm
All The King's Horses
Alex Da CorteAll The King's Horses, 2020
182.9 x 182.9 x 7.6cm
Pebbles In The Sky
Alex Da CortePebbles In The Sky, 2020
182.9 x 182.9 x 7.6cm
Cavatica’s Moon Song
Alex Da CorteCavatica’s Moon Song, 2020
182.9 x 182.9 x 11.4cm
Year of The Hurricane
Alex Da CorteYear of The Hurricane, 2020
292.1 x 322.6 x 15.2cm
American Speech
Alex Da CorteAmerican Speech, 2020
262.4 x 208.2 x 80cm
Theatrical Property
Alex Da CorteTheatrical Property, 2020
34.9 x 78.7 x 20.3cm
Sewn To The Sky (Libra)
Alex Da CorteSewn To The Sky (Libra), 2020
185.4 x 185.4 x 20.3cm
Sewn To The Sky (Scorpio)
Alex Da CorteSewn To The Sky (Scorpio), 2020
185.4 x 185.4 x 20.3cm
As Long As The Sun Lasts
Alex Da CorteAs Long As The Sun Lasts, 2021
815.3 x 716.3 x 286.4cm
Sewn To The Sky (Aries)
Alex Da CorteSewn To The Sky (Aries), 2020
185.4 x 185.4 x 20.3cm
Love
Alex Da CorteLove, 2021
185.4 x 185.4 x 7.6cm
Eclipse
Alex Da CorteEclipse, 2021
185.4 x 185.4 x 7.6cm
The Jewel Thief
Alex Da CorteThe Jewel Thief, 2021
182.9 x 182.9 x 20.3cm
Electronic Renaissance
Alex Da CorteElectronic Renaissance, 2021
185.4 x 185.4 x 7.6cm
The Big Little Falls
Alex Da CorteThe Big Little Falls, 2021
182.9 x 182.9 x 16.5cm
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The Great Pretender
Alex Da CorteThe Great Pretender, 2021
186.1 x 186.1 x 7.6cm
Bambi Cleaners
Alex Da CorteBambi Cleaners, 2019
274.3 x 213.4 x 20.3cm
Le Coup au Coeur
Alex Da CorteLe Coup au Coeur, 2022
48.5 x 24.8 x 4.7cm
Choral Floral
Alex Da CorteChoral Floral, 2025
182.9 x 165.1 x 15.2cm
The Hearing Trumpet
Alex Da CorteThe Hearing Trumpet, 2025
223.5 x 106.7 x 15.2cm
Sadie Coles HQ
Gallery
Sadie Coles HQ
London, London, London

Sadie Coles HQ is a London-based contemporary art gallery representing around fifty international artists. The gallery opened in 1997, with an inaugural exhibition of new paintings by American painter John Currin presented in parallel with an offsite show by British artist Sarah Lucas, The Law, at St John Street. This pairing established the international breadth of the gallery's programme, which has since expanded over the past two decades. Since its inception, Sadie Coles HQ has operated from a variety of spaces; most recently mounting offsite shows in Los Angeles and Mayfair in 2020 with a significant new video installation by Martine Syms. In September 2013, Sadie Coles HQ opened its largest space at 62 Kingly Street in Soho, as well as a second space at 1 Davies Street in Mayfair designed by 6a Architects in 2015, and a third space at 8 Bury Street in St James’s in April 2021. ...

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