About this artwork
The title of this sculpture is an untranslatable pun on the French word jalousie, which means both 'jealousy' and a 'blind or bead curtain'. The work is powered by an electric motor, which makes the bead curtain shake when a button is pressed. The bead curtain moves furiously but also sensuously, much like the grass skirt of an exotic dancer. However, the movement of the curtain can be interpreted differently: it also evokes the idea of a person trembling with jealousy.
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:La Jalousie II [Blind Jealousy II]
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date created:1961
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materials:Painted bead curtain, metal rod and electric motor
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measurements:217.50 x 91.50 x 35.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1984
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accession number:GMA 2832
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gallery:
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subject:
Jean Tinguely
Jean Tinguely
Tinguely was born in Switzerland. He studied in Basel from 1941 to 1945 and moved to Paris in 1953. Tinguely was one of a number of artists of the period who explored movement, in what became known as Kinetic art. From the mid-1950s he made strange machines, some of which involved radios, lights...