Killed in Action (CSH #26, KILLINGSWORTH, BRADY, SMITH & Associates)
Killed in Action (2009) is part of a series of ten mural sculptures entitled Case Study Houses inspired by an American construction programme for model homes. These low-cost homes were intended to meet the high demand for housing after World War II. The development of the detached house model helped define the form of these homes, while gradually moving them away from the model of architect-designed houses, which the artist considered more personal. Here, Almendra has reinterpreted some of these projects. Using salvaged materials, such as a piece of asphalt taken directly from a road, he reconstructs an architectural structure consisting of a sheet steel roof laid on thin posts at the edge of a cliff suggested by the irregular edge of the bitumen.
Text written by Julie Robin as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
DRAC Normandie, Caean (France)
from 19 Jun to 30 Jun 2017
CAC Passerelle, Brest (France)
from 05 Oct 2013 to 04 Jan 2014
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 14 Oct 2010 to 08 Jan 2011
Galerie Bugada & Cargnel, Paris (France)
from 11 Dec 2009 to 13 Mar 2010
Wilfrid Almendra
Born in 1972 in Cholet, France
Le travail de l’artiste franco-portugais Wilfrid Almendra fait autant appel à des ressources composites qu’à diverses références issues de l’histoire de l’art et de la pop culture. Sculpteur, artisan, dessinateur, il privilégie délibérément les associations inattendues et les hybridations perturbantes pour désorienter le spectateur et l’inviter à repenser sa relation au monde. Procédant par détournements et titres énigmatiques, Wilfrid Almendra s’inspire très souvent du quotidien pour remettre en question l’être humain et sa perception.
Né en 1972 à Cholet (France), Wilfrid Almendra vit et travaille entre Marseille et Casario (Portugal). Formé à l’École des Beaux-arts de Rennes, à l’Academy of Fine Arts de Manchester et à l’École des beaux-arts de Lisbonne, il a été lauréat d’un Audi Talent Award en 2008.
