Art Basel Miami Beach 2007 - Scarface

«Scarface» is a light sculpture owing its name to a film by Brian de Palma (1983). As first presented in an old cinema in Marseilles in 2000, the sculpture was made of iron letters reminiscent of an old movie banner, and played with the expectations of suburban teenagers, who were all fascinated by Al Pacino in the title role of de Palma’s movie. For the outdoor presentation in Miami, Claude Lévêque (kamel mennour, Paris) transforms this sculpture into a transparent and glittering object, the concretization of an idea floating over the ground. The sculpture also goes back to where it comes from since the film was shot in Miami. Venue: In front of The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater.

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