Alex Da Corte: Mr. Remember

Alex Da Corte is a Philadelphia-based installation artist celebrated for his 2021 Met Roof Garden Commission, As Long as the Sun Lasts. His Day-Glo works combine traditional American arts and culture with a satirical existentialism, connecting our sense of self with consumer culture. This monograph, published for a major retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, documents all of his major works to date with a three-color cloth binding, silver foil on the cover, a paperback volume sewn into the book, and more than 100 pages of installation views.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2023
Publisher: Louisiana

A remarkable and unexpected success story, Alex Da Corte crafts witty and therapeutic artworks with the aspiration of mitigating the 'exquisite pain of modern life.' –New York Times

This comprehensive monograph pays homage to the acclaimed Philadelphia-based installation artist Alex Da Corte (born 1980), renowned for his awe-inspiring 2021 Roof Garden Commission for the Met, As Long as the Sun Lasts. Da Corte's Day-Glo artworks are deeply rooted in traditional American arts and culture, notably, as a teenager, he harbored a dream of becoming an animator for Disney. The artist himself frequently appears in his films, impersonating iconic figures such as Popeye, the Statue of Liberty, Fred Rogers, or Eminem. Throughout, the pop flavor of Da Corte's aesthetics is intertwined with a satirical existentialism: his works often juxtapose sadness and effortless play, connecting our sense of self with consumer culture—from the films we watch to the objects we buy, give, and discard. Published in conjunction with a major retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, Alex Da Corte: Mr. Remember showcases the artist's high-production, ultra-chromatic sensibility through its stunning production. The book features a three-color cloth binding, silver foil on the cover, a paperback volume sewn into the book, and an abundance of vibrant color throughout, with over 100 pages of installation views from previous exhibitions.

Weight: 1602g
Dimension: 252 x 254 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788793659575