Daniel Spoerri
The Devil and the Shameless Woman
The Devil and the Shameless Woman
1985/1997
Devil: 165 x 44 cm, Shameless Woman: 65 x 100 cm
bronze, stone, barbed wire
This is one of four couples by Daniel Spoerri that can be found in the Giardino. The »Woman« is a fragment that he discovered at an antiques market in Pistoia. Lying down, she draws her skirts reprehensibly – almost sinfully – high, thus attracting the Devil.
Erotic cajoling and urging in an environment so close to the wood can be understood as one of the motifs of the Giardino (No.31 and No.19).