MARQUIS DE SADE by Charles Daniel McDonald
about 10 months ago (12/14/2023)
MARQUIS DE SADE by Charles Daniel McDonald – A Shaded View on Fashion ´ Sade: Freedom or Evil ´ is an exhibition that delves into the influence and reputation of the infamous French writer and philosopher, the Marquis de Sade , from whom the term ´sadism´ derives and it’s a journey not for the faint-hearted. The exhibition commences with the display of his sole surviving authentic portrait – a 1760 sketch capturing the 19 year-old de Sade, immortalised by Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo. This portrait is juxtaposed with Joan Fontcuberta ‘s intricate collage, which is meticulously composed of 6,060 Google image search results associated with ´Sade´ and his related terms.