Description
マン・レイは1948年、パリのポワンカレ研究所で目にした幾何学的な形のオブジェの写真シリーズから描き起こした「シェイクスピア風方程式」のシリーズを発表。本作はその前年、このシリーズの制作前後にインスピレーションを受けて制作したものと推察される。彼は当時ブルトンに宛てた手紙の中で「汝の慎ましい三角錐はエジプトのピラミッドよりも永遠なのだ」とのロートレアモンの詩を紹介しており、この詩にも何らかの着想を得ているものと考えられる。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026