The serpent has been round for a fairly a while. It is biblical stature because the illustration of the temptation of the satan to Eve within the Backyard of Eden has usually been a part of Western thought, however the asp was a strong image in historical Egyptian tradition, representing “divine authority of the pharaohs.” The serpent has been a protector and mischievous creature, chaotic and a type of order. And that is the place we discover Montreal-born, LA-based sculpture artist David Altmejd, on the border of chaos and order, restraint and rawness, realism and fantasy. We’re within the underworld but in addition inverting the hierarchy of the world above it multi functional.
I spoke with David on the event of his solo present, The Serpent, at White Dice Gallery in NYC, a present exploring a theme he had wished to problem himself for years and one which introduced out a complete new route and unconscious expression that he plans to discover in future reveals and works. On a sunny April morning, I visited David’s now almost-empty-but-in-the-process-of-new-ideas studio in Echo Park and located that this was simply the time to get the story of the place he’s at in 2025. David digs himself into fairly a private world when he’s making a present, and he advised me he’s usually unprepared or capable of converse of his work till it leaves his studio. So right here we’re.
On this episode of The Uniborw’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast, we converse with David Altmejd about feline power, biology, bodily house, the great thing about a sculpture that’s virtually at all times in movement, and what The Serpent means to him.
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The Unibrow’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco. Episode 160 was recorded in Los Angeles on April 7, 2025.
This episode of Radio Juxtapoz is dropped at you by the beneficiant assist of the Artemizia Foundation, a world class museum of latest, graffiti and avenue artwork in Bisbee, Arizona.
