Alex Da Corte: Mouse Museum

In the ultimate homage to Claes Oldenburg, Alex Da Corte recreates his Mouse Museum project with his own unique twist Designed as a mutant facsimile of the 1979 Rijksmuseum/Museum Ludwig catalog for Claes Oldenburgs Mouse Museum/Ray Gun Wing, Mouse Museum is a codex for the eponymous installation by Alex Da Corte (born 1980). Oldenburgs original installation, created between 1965 and the late 1970s, is a Mickey Mouseshaped room filled with ephemera the artist collected over the years. Da Corte, a fervent admirer of Oldenburgs, updates his original concept for the 21st century, using his own collection of accumulated objects including glass fruit, McDonalds Happy Meal toys and fake flowers. The room itself is shaped like one of Mickey Mouses ears: in this case, the left ear, referencing Van Gogh. Documentation, inspirations and reflections presented in the artists voice form an unprecedented picture of both an artwork and a holistic contemporary practice. Each object in Mouse Museum (Van Gogh Ear) is photographed for a total of over 300 color images. See more