Jimmie Durham
Remnant, 2017

Bone, horn, wood, metal, enamel paint, acrylic paint, cotton, glue.
147 x 61 x 61 cm.
Courtesy of Christine König Gallery.

In his artistic work Jimmie Durham always invented unexpected ways to negotiate with the West-centric art norms and thereby to deconstruct colonialist heritages in contemporary culture and social life. Ultimately, his work, like his personal engagement with decolonisation activism, is a frontal critique of colonialism and its contemporary variations. Since moving to Europe, the artist has been scrutinizing his new geopolitical and cultural-historical surroundings. In his series of works with skulls of different animals he explored the relationship between humans and nature. He used the skulls of Europe’s largest animal species, supplemented by materials such as metal, wood, and fabric. Durham’s sculptural assemblages reflect his audience’s sometimes stereotypical ideas about nature and society and suggest a possible way to transcend the particularly European classic dichotomies of nature vs. culture and subject vs. object.

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