Julien CeccaldiIdol FactorySeptemberSep 13th - OctoberOct 21st, 2023Gaga Guadalajara
A greedy record producer sells the soul of his submissive music composer to the devil. In exchange, he receives occult ovens that can bake baby birds into singing and dancing wooden dolls. Half-girl, half machines, the gifted humanoids are dressed stylishly by a nurturing choreographer with a unique creative vision. Mass-produced, hardworking and seemingly interchangeable, each puppet secretly has its own impassioned heart that dreams of soaring. They are built for the stage but destiny has got only one spotlight.
Through painting, drawing and comics, Julien Ceccaldi (b. 1987, Montréal, Canada) portrays characters in search of love and success. Inspired by the archetypes of the Shoujo manga tradition, his stories focus on personal and sentimental relationships involving androgynous figures. Tracing along the line between cute and morbid, his work depicts the constraints of fashion and public image.
Ceccaldi lives and works in New York. He has participated in several exhibitions in institutions and galleries including the Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; the Consortium, Dijon; Mamco, Geneva; Gaga, Los Angeles and Mexico City; Jenny’s, New York; and Lomex, New York. He has been featured in various publications including Artforum, Frieze and Mould Map, and is the author of several self-published comic books.
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Julien Ceccaldi
The Viper Room, 2023
Gouache and ink on paper; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Difficult Financial Circumstances, 2023
Gouache, ink and pencil on paper; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Emancipated Girl Group on the Red Carpet, 2023
Gouache, ink and pencil on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Hollywood Girl, 2023
Gouache, ink and pencil on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
A Contract Signed in Lip Gloss, 2023
Gouache and ink on paper; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Hot as a Stove (G), 2023
Enamel paint, marker and silkscreen on Formica and MDF
42.52 x 19.29 x 22.83 inches
108 x 49 x 58 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Faustian Producer (R), 2023
Acrylic on canvas, silkscreen on Formica, MDF
70.87 x 47.24 x 19.29 inches
180 x 120 x 49 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Homunculus (L), 2023
Acrylic and marker on Duralar, gouache on MDF, silkscreen on Formica, MDF, and aluminum pan
42.52 x 19.29 x 22.83 inches
108 x 49 x 58 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Born to Sing, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
35.43 x 70.87 inches
90 x 180 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Speak, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
35.43 x 47.24 inches
90 x 120 cm
Julien Ceccaldi
Hard Work, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
35.43 x 47.24 inches
90 x 120 cm
Julien Ceccaldi
Family, 2023
Gouache, ink and pencil on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
The Prodigal Daughter, 2023
Gouache and ink on board, holographic foil on Duralar; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Ma Chérie La Poupée, 2023
Gouache and ink on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Choreographer, Producer, Designer, and Entrepreneur, 2023
Gouache and ink on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Race Against Time, 2023
Gouache and ink on board; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Mannequin Rising, 2023
Acrylic on Duralar and board, holographic vinyl;
framed 22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso
Julien Ceccaldi
Blurry Eyes, 2023
Gouache and ink on board, acrylic on Duralar; framed
22.44 x 28.35 inches
57 x 72 cm
On verso