Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts - The Roof Garden Commission

Alex Da Corte's As Long as the Sun Lasts is a site-specific 2021 installation on The Mets Roof Garden, combining Big Bird and Alexander Calder's kinetic sculptural works. This compact volume presents images and analysis of the installation, considering it in the context of Da Corte's past work and featuring fascinating records of the artist's process.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2021
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alex Da Corte, a multidisciplinary artist, has created a site-specific installation for 2021 on The Mets Roof Garden. He is known for his use of familiar objects, icons, and brands in surprising and surreal contexts, often confronting themes of identity, cultural hegemony, and consumerism in his videos, sculptures, paintings, and installations.

In his most recent work, As Long as the Sun Lasts, Da Corte brings together the beloved Sesame Street character Big Bird and the kinetic sculptural works of Alexander Calder. This compact volume presents images and analysis of the new installation, considering it in the context of his past work and featuring fascinating records of the artist's process, including sketches and images from his studio.

An interview with Da Corte provides further insight into his diverse artistic inspirations, which range from Renaissance painting to horror films, and elaborates on how art history, politics, and religion inform his work.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press, the exhibition schedule for As Long as the Sun Lasts is as follows:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (April 16–October 31, 2021)

Weight: 120g
Dimension: 112 x 185 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781588397294