2008.43.2.A-E, Marcel Dzama, The Minotaur, 2008

The title of this sculpture refers to the Minotaur, a fearsome character in Greek mythology that is half human, half bull. Marcel Dzama pieces together various sculpted and found elements into a figure that vaguely suggests that ancient creature, but nonetheless speaks distinctly of the present. The chair, paint can, and ineffectual-looking gun are composed of everyday, industrial materials; the Minotaur's body is made from crudely modeled plaster. These elements lend the sculpture a makeshift, vulnerable quality that belies its assumed role as guardian. 

Charles Wylie, Private Universes, 2009.

Until 2008: David Zwirner, Inc., New York, NY

From 2008: Dallas Museum of art, purchased from above [1]

[1] See document titled "On Approval Agreement" from David Zwirner Gallery in Collections Records Object File 2008.43.2.A-E

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