Jean Dubuffet’s best-known works emerged during the cycle entitled L’Hourloupe (hourloupe containing allusions to roaring, hooting and a wolf); the theatrical piece Coucou Bazar (1972–1973) was the climax of that series. L’Hourloupe works originated in loose scribbles that Dubuffet enlarged into graphic forms; Coucou Bazar was performed by actors in costume alongside mobile cut-outsculptures, called ‘practicables’, borrowing the theatrical term for moving elements of scenery.
Le Boute en train, October 1972
acrylic paint on Klégécell, 226 × 124 × 3 cm
Collection Fondation Dubuffet, Paris
The more than two metre tall sculpture Le Boute en train (1972) was one of numerous elements employed during the performances; this pendant recreates the playful and dynamic silhouette of the original ‘practicable’.
In collaboration with the
Fondation Dubuffet Paris.
Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) was one Europe’s most important post-war artists. This decade alone sees several solo exhibitions of the Frenchman’s work at institutions including MoMA New York and the Beyeler Foundation near Basel…
