Guardians, Bisons, Keepers and Walking Men: the monumental sculptures of Xavier Mascaro (Paris, 1965) cross continents and eras. From Mexico to Havana, from the Saatchi Gallery in London to the Palais-Royal garden in Paris, his works capture attention with their delicate openwork structures in cast iron and other metals. Massive, yet seemingly about to move, these archetypes bear powerful and poetic witness to the passage of time and the peoples on Earth.
In this monograph, Xavier Mascaro, who currently divides his time between Mexico and Spain, looks back over the last ten years of his works. Through a hundred photographs of his works, an essay and an interview with journalist and art critic Julie Chaizemartin, he shares his creative vision and his reflections on time and the figures that shape his world.
