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LABEL

Playing Labels (Cartels à Jouer), 2012

A play on words: cartes à jouer,
playing cards, and cartels,
wall labels.

The original deck of P+.

Forty-eight cards are shown here: thirty-seven labels of my pieces and eleven picture cards, several of them made by friends (Robin Lebey, Frédéric Gabioud and Paul Limoujoux). Other friends’ cards are still missing.

Laser print on Curious Skin paper, sticker.

  1. DR. X

    Arthur Fouray,
    Cross in polyester
    resin on stretched
    canvas,
    2012.

    Notes:
    The striking symbol of this piece
    can be put to practical use: for
    example, if you are organising an
    exhibition and one of the works
    does not suit you, you can
    affix-juxtapose this piece to it.

  2. WEIRDO

    Arthur Fouray,
    Silver resin,
    crystal pigment, and
    resin + blue Patina
    on a silver frame,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This frame can be placed on a
    shelf or hung on the wall. The
    colour matters little, but it must
    under no circumstances be hung
    on the floor.

  3. FROMAGE

    Arthur Fouray,
    Four layers of
    resin, yellow, orange,
    then 2× yellow,
    on object,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This panoptical object should be
    placed intelligently on the floor. It
    can also play with ‘FROMAGE
    (BIS)’.

  4. POLA. DEV.

    Arthur Fouray,
    Painted Polaroid
    film pack on a
    resined frame,
    2012.

    Notes:
    Working on the floor, this piece is
    a kind of U.F.O. that can be
    paired with ‘WEIRDO’, but the
    display is left open. The only
    thing to know is that this piece is
    phosphorescent.

  5. XYLO.

    Arthur Fouray,
    Painted palette
    and xylophone,
    2012.

    Notes:
    Best of all, of course, is to be
    able to play this instrument,
    heavy with meaning, but it can
    also be shown as a painting,
    evoking some of Jean Arp’s
    sculptures. This sculpture can
    work with ‘SOL RÉMI’.

  6. WHITE CARPET

    Arthur Fouray,
    White paint on
    clear tarpaulin,
    dimensions variable,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This is a device that serves to set
    off a piece. The aim is to create
    an equivalent of the white wall,
    but on the floor. A plinth works
    like a frame, not like a white wall,
    and the floor in no way fulfils the
    function of the white wall.

  7. FROMAGE (BIS)

    Arthur Fouray,
    Spray paint and
    resin on object,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This panoptical object should be
    placed intelligently, on the floor,
    on the wall or on the ceiling, to
    raise a question about its
    function. It can also play with
    ‘FROMAGE’.

  8. COSMO GLASS

    Arthur Fouray,
    Resined plastic
    glasses,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This sculpture keeps evolving for
    as long as I live. I make a point of
    adding another tier with each
    new resin piece I make.

  9. CHROME

    Arthur Fouray,
    Canvas on frame,
    spray-painted,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This canvas can be displayed
    vertically, or diagonally,
    depending on use. The white wall
    is a quality choice.

  10. PEPITO PIZZA

    Arthur Fouray,
    Resin and foam
    on sagex,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This sculpture must imperatively
    be shown on the wall, at a height
    other than 175 cm.

  11. RÊVE AUTOMATIQUE

    Arthur Fouray,
    2 sheets of paper,
    one drawn, the other
    printed, and resined,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This piece is made of the two
    sheets of paper, hung with
    drawing clips. They must sit 12.5
    cm apart.

  12. CADR’ RÉNAL

    Arthur Fouray,
    2 resin bricks,
    2012.

    Notes:
    These two bricks must be
    presented side by side on the
    floor. The arrangement is left to
    the curator.

  13. FAUX PLAFOND

    Arthur Fouray,
    Rosette (white) on
    painted wall (blue),
    2012.

    Notes:
    The rosette should appear on an
    azure/sea-blue background. The
    wall must be painted with scotch
    tape on the left and right, starting
    at the floor. The wall painting
    stops at the highest point the
    painter can reach. Paint is
    applied with a roller.

  14. CARRÉ B. SUR FOND B.

    Arthur Fouray,
    Resin+krink+gesso
    on pre-primed
    canvas,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This canvas must be hung at a
    child’s height.

  15. RADIS COMP.

    Arthur Fouray,
    SM58 microphone
    in a plastic tube,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This object must be hung from
    the ceiling, and can be used to
    record an exhibition space.

  16. SOL RÉMI

    Arthur Fouray,
    Print on canvas,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This painting is also an object,
    since it has no stretcher. It can
    be completed by ‘XYLO.’, or by
    the music produced by the text.

  17. GAGA

    Arthur Fouray,
    Red resin on dried
    gesso on a fluo
    plinth,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This sculpture includes the plinth
    and the piece, and can be shown
    in front of ‘Fig.2 : Wall Painting’.
    Should the plinth be lost, mix
    phosphorescent yellow paint
    (acrylic), Sennelier fluorescent
    yellow pigment and Lascaux
    gesso.

  18. Pat

    Arthur Fouray,
    Imitation paper towel
    on painted canvas,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This canvas can only be placed
    on the floor, since it is stretched
    over a board.

  19. «FLYING CAT»

    Arthur Fouray,
    Gouache on
    oval canvas,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This figurative painting of a cat
    (9GAG) is hung more than 2 m
    above the floor.

  20. De Serena, avec A.

    Arthur Fouray,
    Sheet held by a
    drawing clip,
    2012.

    Notes:
    The kiss is by Serena, the clip by
    Baxter. This piece can suit
    anywhere and nowhere.

  21. Un Mot C’est :

    Arthur Fouray,
    Resin on
    a road sign,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This sculpture is best placed
    leaning against a wall.

  22. Sein

    Arthur Fouray,
    Resin (+acrylic) and
    gesso on found object,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This piece rests against a wall
    (because of its weight).

  23. P.B.W.

    Arthur Fouray,
    Dispersion paint
    on a found pallet,
    2012.

    Notes:
    This piece is best shown on a
    white wall, with visible nails (of a
    certain pictorial quality).

  24. AH!

    Arthur Fouray,
    print on canvas
    in a painted frame,
    2012,
    23.8 × 18.7 × 2.5 cm.

    Notes:
    This object, classified as a
    sculpture, rests on the floor. It is
    the only constraint imposed by
    this piece.

  25. Playing Labels

    Arthur Fouray,
    cards,
    2012,
    6.2 × 8.7 × 0.03 cm
    each.

    Notes:
    Tournaments of labels must be
    held regularly. In an exhibition
    context, display them loose on a
    table. This collection, a unique
    piece, is in perpetual evolution,
    and can be technically
    reproduced.

  26. Fig.1 : Label

    Arthur Fouray,
    print on canvas,
    2012,
    55 × 38 × 2.5 cm.

    Notes:
    This painting completes Fig.2 :
    Wall Painting. The placement of
    this canvas matters little, but it
    should preferably lean against
    the same wall.

  27. Fig.2 : Wall Painting

    Arthur Fouray,
    wall painting,
    2012,
    200 × 100 × 1 cm.

    Notes:
    All the information concerning
    the execution of this wall
    painting is contained in the text
    of Fig.1 : Label.

  28. LDMB49.49

    Arthur Fouray,
    video projection,
    2012,
    16/9 format,
    dimensions variable,
    (49.49 min).

    Notes:
    This video may or may not be
    part of an installation. On its
    own, it must be projected in a
    dark room, or onto a ground
    painted black; a sofa / bench is
    recommended.

  29. LORELEÏ ET SON CHIEN

    Arthur Fouray,
    framed
    photomontage,
    2012,
    78 × 58 × 2 cm.

    Notes:
    This petit-bourgeois frame suits
    any wall colour, and hangs more
    than 1.25 m above the floor.
    Needless to say, ‘SKYBLOG
    2005’ is located in another room.

  30. OH!

    Arthur Fouray,
    sticker and
    painted frame,
    2012,
    25.5 × 20.5 × 1.5 cm.

    Notes:
    This object must be placed on
    the ceiling. It is the only
    constraint imposed by this piece.

  31. P.A.S.

    Arthur Fouray,
    book on printed canvas,
    2012,
    27 × 46.5 × 3 cm.

    Notes:
    This testimonial-sculpture is to
    be placed on the floor.
    Connection with the video
    ‘P.A.V.’ is not necessary.

  32. P.A.V.

    Arthur Fouray,
    video,
    2012,
    16/9 format,
    dimensions variable,
    (14.22 min).

    Notes:
    The playback medium matters
    little for this video. When it is
    projected, the pale blue outline
    in P.A.V. must be painted on the
    wall.

  33. Radis

    Arthur Fouray,
    metal tube on
    frame,
    2012,
    20.5 × 26.5 × 68.5 cm.

    Notes:
    The frame mimics a plinth, so
    this piece is best shown on the
    floor.

  34. SKYBLOG 2005

    Arthur Fouray,
    print in a
    Migros frame,
    2012,
    21 × 29.7 × 1 cm.

    Notes:
    This piece must be stripped of its
    obviousness, and hidden far
    from ‘LORELEÏ ET SON CHIEN’.

  35. 1/2 Agnès Martin

    Arthur Fouray,
    acrylic on canvas,
    2012,
    76.4 × 76.4 × 2.5 cm.

    Notes:
    The best conditions for this
    canvas to be fully appreciated
    are met when it is hung at eye
    level, and is more than one size
    away from the other pieces.

  36. BLOB

    Arthur Fouray,
    resin on
    wooden board,
    2012,
    27 × 20 × 4.5 cm.

    Notes:
    The ‘BLOB’ is a wall piece.

  37. KAC PACK

    Arthur Fouray,
    sugar pyramid
    and rabbit,
    2012,
    28 × 28 × 28 cm.

    Notes:
    As the pyramid acts as a plinth, it
    is absolutely necessary to place
    this piece directly on the floor.

  38. rt4a / Arthur Fouray · t.i. – Robin Lebey and Arthur Fouray – Playing Labels, 2012

    t.i. – Robin Lebey and AF – Playing Labels, 2012

  39. rt4a / Arthur Fouray · Robin Lebey – Playing Labels, 2012

    Robin Lebey – Playing Labels, 2012

  40. rt4a / Arthur Fouray · Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012

    Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012

  41. rt4a / Arthur Fouray · SM58 – Arthur Fouray – Playing Labels, 2012

    SM58 – Arthur Fouray – Playing Labels, 2012

  42. Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012: a red ring-pull drawn on white.Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012: a red ring-pull drawn on white.

  43. Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012: a jack with a jester’s cap and a photographed face.Frédéric Gabioud – Playing Labels, 2012: a jack with a jester’s cap and a photographed face.

  44. Playing Labels, 2012: the backing card of a LUX tape measure.Playing Labels, 2012: the backing card of a LUX tape measure.

  45. Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a newspaper weather table, Monday to Wednesday.Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a newspaper weather table, Monday to Wednesday.

  46. Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a newspaper weather table, Thursday to Saturday.Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a newspaper weather table, Thursday to Saturday.

  47. Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a pair of round sunglasses on grey.Paul Limoujoux – Playing Labels, 2012: a pair of round sunglasses on grey.

  48. Arthur Fouray – Playing Labels, 2012: the letters OK and a question mark in blue script.Arthur Fouray – Playing Labels, 2012: the letters OK and a question mark in blue script.