In ‘Zoophites,’ Les Lalanne Hybridize Beasts and Botany into Functional Sculptures
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MAY 8, 2024
All photos by Charlie Rubin, courtesy of Kasmin, shared with permission Now obsolete, the term zoophytes once referred to organisms that exhibited both animal and plant characteristics. Having worked as a guard in the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries of the Louvre, the artist often referenced ancient mythology and hybridity in his figures.
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