Solo exhibition
Exposition personnelle
26.03.2021—20.06.2021
Secession
Vienna, AT
Vienne, AT
Daniel Dewar & Grégory GicquelDaniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Curated by:
Commissariat :
Bettina Spörr
At the Secession, Dewar & Gicquel present altogether sixteen works, extending the series of oakwood sculptures they began in 2017. They are hybrids in several respects: between sculpture and furniture, between autonomous work of art and object of utility, between inanimate object and animate creature—human, animal, and plant. The massive oakwood objects are studded with intricately carved and meticulously executed grotesque figurative elements such as arms, noses, gourds, courgettes, and oxen and pig heads that seem to grow out of the chests, cabinets, and dressers. The artists describe their most recent sculptures as a “rendezvous of animals of different species and a range of vegetables (…) as mammalian fantasies and pastoral hallucinations.”
These works, some of which make their debut in the show, are complemented by a 2015 series of handmade ceramic sculptures that emulate off-the-shelf sanitary ware and introduce the discourse of specific materials as well as the varied artistic play with the commonplace and banal to the exhibition. The duo’s engagement with the codes, traditions, and conventions of art as well as their mischievous humor speak even from their most inconspicuous pieces.
At the Secession, Dewar & Gicquel present altogether sixteen works, extending the series of oakwood sculptures they began in 2017. They are hybrids in several respects: between sculpture and furniture, between autonomous work of art and object of utility, between inanimate object and animate creature—human, animal, and plant. The massive oakwood objects are studded with intricately carved and meticulously executed grotesque figurative elements such as arms, noses, gourds, courgettes, and oxen and pig heads that seem to grow out of the chests, cabinets, and dressers. The artists describe their most recent sculptures as a “rendezvous of animals of different species and a range of vegetables (…) as mammalian fantasies and pastoral hallucinations.”
These works, some of which make their debut in the show, are complemented by a 2015 series of handmade ceramic sculptures that emulate off-the-shelf sanitary ware and introduce the discourse of specific materials as well as the varied artistic play with the commonplace and banal to the exhibition. The duo’s engagement with the codes, traditions, and conventions of art as well as their mischievous humor speak even from their most inconspicuous pieces.
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Vue de l’exposition de Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Secession, Vienne, 2021.
Exhibition view, Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel, Secession, Vienna, 2021.
© Photo Sophie Thun, courtesy Secession, Vienna.
© Photo Sophie Thun, courtesy Secession, Vienna.
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20210326090345_secession-maerz-cf017322-photo-sophie-thun.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
107 × 76 × 226 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120321_1-ddgg2103003-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
107 × 76 × 226 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_
20210323120320_4-ddgg2103003-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
107 × 76 × 226 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120321_2-ddgg2103003-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
Oak cabinet with organs and boots, 2021
107 × 76 × 226 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
42 1/8 × 29 15/16 × 89 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120320_3-ddgg2103003-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris.
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris.
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120324_1-ddgg2103004-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_
20210323120323_5-ddgg2103004-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Oak cabinet with courgettes and nose, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 61 × 72
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 24 × 28 3/8
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120323_2-ddgg2103004-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120358_3-ddgg2103005-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120358_1-ddgg2103005-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Oak cabinet with feet and snail, 2021
Bois de chêne
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
82 × 54 × 67 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
32 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 26 3/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_
20210323120357_6-ddgg2103005-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Bois de chêne et broderie sur coussin
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood and embroidery on cushion
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120307_1-ddgg2103006-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Bois de chêne et broderie sur coussin
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood and embroidery on cushion
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120307_2-ddgg2103006-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Bois de chêne et broderie sur coussin
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood and embroidery on cushion
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_
20210323120306_7-ddgg2103006-low.jpg)
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Daniel Dewar & Grégory Gicquel
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Oak bench with Colorado beetles, potato flowers and snails, 2021
Bois de chêne et broderie sur coussin
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
Oak wood and embroidery on cushion
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
48 × 206 × 86 cm
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
18 7/8 × 81 1/8 × 33 7/8 in
Courtesy galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
© Photo Benjamin Baltus. Courtesy the artists and C L E A R I N G, New York / Brussels; Loevenbruck, Paris; Jan Kaps, Cologne.
![](https://loevenbruck.com/upload/document/B_20210323120306_6-ddgg2103006-low.jpg)