Louis CANE
Born in 1943 in Beaulieu sur Mer. Lives and works in Paris So many stones, so many lives, 1990 The sad string of debris fixed on a wire pays tribute to the hundreds of victims who died for Freedom while trying to cross the Wall This sober and symbolic treatment transforms the Wall into a tombstone. H: 150 cm W: 202 cm D: 22 cm This work has participated in the following international exhibitions: - Centro Cultural del Conde del Dunqué, Madrid, 1991 - Royal College of Art, London, 1991 - Espace Lyonnais d"Art Contemporain - ELAC, Lyon, 1996 - Municipal Art Center, Nicosia, 1998 - Josef - Haubrich Kunsthalle/Wallraf - Richartz Museum - Corboud Foundation, Cologne, 2001 - Seoul, Olympic Games Museum and National Museum, Jeong-Ju, 2005. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Korea"s independence from Japan, and the 5th anniversary of reconciliation between the two Koreas. - Paris, Les Jardins du Palais Royal, May 6 - June 1, 2009 - Berlin, Schlueterhof of the Deutsche Historische Museum, July 8 - August 23, 2009 - Moscow, Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, November 9 - December 13, 2009 Certificate by the artist from February 8, 1995