David Altmejd

In this new video, David Altmejd discusses his new exhibition Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial (22 November 2024—8 February 2025).

“Unlike other birds, the swan symbolises another aspect of masculinity. It’s not a predator, and it spends most of its time not looking at everything from the god’s perspective above, but rather directly by the water, which represents the unconscious. It’s interesting, as I then make a connection with myself as a sculptor who tries to bring the unconscious to the surface.” — David Altmejd

In Prélude pour un nouvel ordre mondial, David Altmejd unveils a body of new sculptures and drawings. For the first time in his career, Altmejd combines these two mediums, exploring their connections and revealing how past and new ideas in his work come together. As the title implies, this exhibition marks the beginning of fresh trajectories in Altmejd’s ever-evolving artistic realm.