Archive for November, 2009
The Palace at 4 a.m.
by A Fistful of Caviar on Nov.18, 2009, under minutiae
The Palace at 4 a.m.
Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966)
1932. Wood, glass, wire, and string.
I think it's been long enough since I last posted how much I love this piece. When I first saw it during my freshman year of art school, I completely lost my mind to it, I loved it so much. I was reminded of it tonight, and started digging around online, where I found this information, which was new to me:
According to Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m. relates to "a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night—a very fragile palace of matches. At the least false movement a whole section would collapse. We always began it again."
Now that is purely lovely.
