"Inside Milan's Fondazione Prada, Alex Da Corte pays homage to Claes Oldenburg's Mouse Museum (1965-1977) through a multitude of pop culture and art objects encased in a singular, panoramic glass pane. On view from September 18th, 2025, the exhibition and installation sit on the eighth floor of the Torre building within Fondazione Prada's lot as part of Atlas, the foundation's exhibition project presenting solo or comparative works by artists across the eight floors of the building."
"When viewed from above, the structure housing the Swedish-born American sculptor's collection is shaped like a cartoon mouse head and an early movie camera, drawn from his drawing named Geometric House. In Alex Da Corte's case, there's a macabre twist: his structure looks like a cut-off left ear of the mouse, a reference to the episode of Vincent van Gogh's life."
"Inside both of the mini museums, a collection of objects appeals to the visitors, reflecting on mass production and consumer culture as well as the ever-changing trends in pop culture. I'm not interested in revealing a specific event or part of myself. I think viewers see what they see and find their own lives in the objects, whether or not they know the work's source. We project meaning onto objects because they ground us and make a safe space."
Alex Da Corte presents Mouse Museum (Van Gogh Ear) on the eighth floor of Fondazione Prada's Torre as part of the Atlas exhibition program. Two mini museums by Claes Oldenburg and Alex Da Corte stand side by side, viewable simultaneously within the same space. The housing structure references Oldenburg's Geometric House and reads from above as a cartoon mouse head and early movie camera. Da Corte’s structure resembles a cut-off left mouse ear, invoking Vincent van Gogh. Collections of pop culture and art objects examine mass production, consumer culture, shifting pop trends, and invite viewers to project personal meaning.
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