{"id":312877,"date":"2026-02-05T15:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/?p=312877"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:41:05","slug":"the-caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec-has-acquired-two-works-by-francois-morelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/the-caisse-de-depot-et-placement-du-quebec-has-acquired-two-works-by-francois-morelli\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caisse de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec has acquired two works by Fran\u00e7ois Morelli"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two major sculptures from the\u00a0Body Politic<\/em>\u00a0series, begun in 1988 while\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Morelli<\/a>\u00a0was living in New York. Created in response to the American policies of the time – particularly in relation to the AIDS crisis and the surrounding censorship movements – these works powerfully interrogate the control exerted by the state over bodies. Drawing inspiration from medieval armor, restraining devices, and institutional and fetishistic imagery, the sculptures subvert the protective function of the cuirass to reveal violence and oppression. By highlighting sexual and gender diversity,\u00a0Body Politic<\/em>\u00a0denounces the stigmatization of marginalized bodies and remains strikingly relevant today in the face of ongoing issues concerning LGBTQIA2S+ rights and bodily autonomy.<\/p>\n

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Left: Fran\u00e7ois Morelli, Body Politic (Plein corps)<\/em>, 1990, Steel strapping, bolts, nuts, and straps, 147 x 61 x 23 cm\u00e0<\/p>\n

Right: Fran\u00e7ois Morelli, Body Politic (Corps en deux parties)<\/em>, 1990, Steel strapping, bolts, nuts, and straps, 66 x 71 x 28 cm (body\u00a0I Torso), 53 x 119 x 30 cm (body\u00a0II)<\/p>\n

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Two major sculptures from the\u00a0Body Politic\u00a0series, begun in 1988 while\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Morelli\u00a0was living in New York. Created in response to the American policies of the time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312919,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312877\/revisions\/312919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiguerartcontemporain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}