Cooked mussels are found piled in a pot in Grande casserole de moules («Large
casserole of mussels,» 1966) and displayed in crates in Parc àmoules («Tray of mussels,» 1966).
It led the way towards a new approach to installing and exhibiting art, famously placing Broodthaers»
Casserole of Mussels (1964) on the gallery floor: «It was something altogether new to show an object without any kind of presentation — without a pedestal and without any Plexiglass.»
Not exact matches
Arman's «poubelles» — glass cases filled with rubbish — and Spoerri's «tableaux - pièges» — vertical presentations
of meal debris — have much in common with
Casserole and Closed
Mussels in their use
of discarded materials and their focus on everyday objects and events.