{"id":2794,"title":"Perhaps Mr. Palomar ","dimensions":"21 x 12 x 12 cm","date_begin":"2003-01-01","material":"grey granite, acrylic paint","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":1,"collection":"Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"Currently in the possession of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia.","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":30,"permalink":"perhaps-mr-palomar","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/007/992/large/stone%20face.jpg?1332414654","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"At first sight, *Mr Palomar* is another one of Jimmie Durham’s stones that has gained subjectivity though a gesture of the artist. But the title takes us a lot further: Mr Palomar is in fact the name of the main character of a novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino (who Durham has also mentioned in [other artworks](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/2306)). Throughout the book, Mr Palomar makes philosophical comments about the world around him such as speculations about the cosmos, time and the true nature of being as well as observations about anthropological and cultural issues."},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"Op het eerste gezicht is ook *Mr Palomar* een van de stenen van Jimmie Durham die subjectiviteit kregen danzkij een geste van de kunstenaar. Maar de titel brengt ons verder: Palomar is in feite de naam van het hoofdpersonage in een roman van de Italiaanse schrijver Italo Calvino (door Durham genoemd in [andere kunstwerken](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/2306)). In het boek geeft Palomar filosofisch commentaar op de wereld rond hem, zoals speculaties over de kosmos, tijd en de ware aard van het zijn, maar ook observaties over antropologische en culturele kwesties. "},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"À première vue, *M. Palomar* est juste une autre pierre de Jimmie Durham, qui a gagné en subjectivité à travers le geste d’artiste. Mais le titre nous emmène bien plus loin : M. Palomar est en fait le nom de du personnage principal du roman de l’écrivain italien Italo Calvino (que Durham cite aussi dans [autres œuvres](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/2306)). Tout au long du livre, M. Palomar livre des commentaires philosophiques sur le monde qui l’entoure, des spéculations sur le cosmos, le temps et la vraie nature de l’existence, ainsi que des observations à propos de question anthropologiques et culturelles."},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":209,"name":"Jimmie Durham","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}