Extinct Animals, 2018
Plaster of Paris, cast from the artist's hands whilst performing the extinct animal's shadow
110 x 110 x 60 cm (including plinth)
43 1/4 x 43 1/4 x 23 5/8 in
43 1/4 x 43 1/4 x 23 5/8 in
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Further images
This full set of 16 casts has been designated by the artist to be a single unique artwork. Each pose from this collection has also been re-performed and cast as...
This full set of 16 casts has been designated by the artist to be a single unique artwork.
Each pose from this collection has also been re-performed and cast as an individual unique work, available separately.
The collection of cast hands depicts different animal species whose extinctions were caused by humans. The artist has cast his own hands in poses that playfully recreate an approximation of the animal in shadow. They are a memorial but also remnants of a detached and futile resurrection.
Each pose from this collection has also been re-performed and cast as an individual unique work, available separately.
The collection of cast hands depicts different animal species whose extinctions were caused by humans. The artist has cast his own hands in poses that playfully recreate an approximation of the animal in shadow. They are a memorial but also remnants of a detached and futile resurrection.
Exhibitions
Marcus Coates: 'The Last of Its Kind', Workplace London, 9 February - 14 April 2018,'The Extended MInd', Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, 2 November 2019 - 1 February 2020
Literature
Art in America: Marcus Coates at Workplace London, by Gabriel Coxhead, June 1, 2018Art Monthly: Marcus Coates - The Last of Its Kind, by Paul Carey Kent, April 1 2018
