Acc. № 224 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 224
Sublime Subversion
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A porcelain figurine in pastel carnival dress dominates this poster for an unknown French cultural event—likely a 1980s or 90s exhibition or performance series. The subtitle references 'Porcelaine Secrète' (Secret Porcelain), 'Figure Inconnue' (Unknown Figure), and 'Le Nouveau Carnaval' (The New Carnival), suggesting a Surrealist or neo-Baroque aesthetic critique. The ceramic subject wears an impossible, ruffled gown in soft pinks, yellows, greens, and purples, its glaze catching light like enamel. Collectors of lost French design movements, conceptual art ephemera, and the uncanny intersection of craft and high culture will recognize this as evidence of a moment when porcelain itself became a medium of institutional subversion.
Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- pastel product photography, 1980s gallery aesthetic
- Mood
- uncanny, baroque, conspiratorial
- Palette
- pink, pale blue, cream, soft yellow
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