Earlier this year, Alex Israel told me that his spirit animal was a pelican. He came to this conclusion while filming his forthcoming teen movie SPF-18—there was always a pelican sneaking into the background of the scenes he was recording. He further explained that pelicans are the closest living animals to pterodactyls, and that they can be found up and down the coast of California. At the time, he had just started working on a sculpture of a pelican with Michael Curry, who designed animal puppets for the Broadway musical The Lion King.
Alex Israel
Summer 2
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Paris
Opening on Saturday, June, 10, 2017
from 6 to 8 pm
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
June 10 — July 29, 2017 • Paris
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Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2017
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2017
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2017
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2017
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2017
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, Self-Portrait (Wetsuit), 2016
Acrylic on aluminum
140 x 61 x 45,7 cm
55 1/8 x 24 x 18 inches -
Alex Israel, The Surfers, 2017
Acrylic and UV ink on canvas
182,9 x 365,8 cm
72 x 144 inches -
Alex Israel, Pelican, 2017
External: Acrylic on fiberglass
Internal: stainless steel, aluminum, plastic
38 x 203 x 119 cm / 15 x 79 7/8 x 46 7/8 inches
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Press release
Videos
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Alex Israel – Pelican, 2017