Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure)

Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure). Meret Oppenheim. 1936 C.E. Furcovered cup, saucer, and

Spoon.

• Gazelle fur. 
• Oppenheim’s Object was created at a moment when sculpted objects and assemblages had become prominent features of Surrealist art practice. 
• Fetishistic qualities of the fur-lined set—as the fur imbues these functional, hand-held objects with sexual connotations. 
• Object insists we imagine what sipping warm tea from this cup feels like, how the bristles would feel upon our lips. 
• With Oppenheim’s elegant creation, how we understand those visceral memories, how we create metaphors and symbols out of this act of tactile extension.
• Provides feminine and masculine symbols