Lot 99: MICHEL JOURNIAC

Piège pour un travesti - Rita Hayworth - Constat n°4
Credited, titled, dated and numbered '1-4' sequentionally in an unidentified hand in ink on a gallery label affixed to the reverse of each flush-mount.

Each 120 x 74.9 cm (47 1/4 x 29 1/2 in).

Unique tetraptych comprising of three black and white prints and a mirror with letter collage.

1972

Exhibition catalogue, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, Michael Journiac, Strasbourg, 2004, p. 131

Private Collection, Europe

Michael Journiac invented a radically new way of making art, melding the anatomical with the sociological. Heralded by some as one of the most important post-war artists, he dissected and projected the human condition by exploring themes such as femininity, death and the sacred. Once faced with AIDS, the subjects he concentrated on became more disturbing and related to his own suffering. After his death there was a renaissance of interest in his work, especially among younger artists. His work is presented both in private and important international institutional collections.