Upon entering the David Zwirner Gallery containing the Marcel Dzama exhibition, Une Danse des Bouffons, I was immediately drawn to one area. The gallery has standard white walls containing several pieces of art, but what stood out to me was a curious entryway with no indication of what it led to. It is guarded by mysterious beasts and covered by a bland curtain.

This entrance caught my eye because of the strange looking faces on the beasts, as well as the large vase acting as a sentry to the portal behind the drape. What are they guarding? The beasts and the vase are each holding an assortment of dark flowers. For some reason this is where my attention kept returning, even though it may not have been a piece that was for sale, it did seem like a focal point in the room. Each time I look at the picture of the beasts, their glaring eyes unsettle my brain and are almost hypnotic. The vase with its two sets of staring eyes appears to be keeping watch.

The blue flowers are and obnoxious addition to the piece, adding a sense of uniqueness to this installment. Dzama has two installments of this piece that are identical except for the color filter he uses, red and blue. In this case the blue represents good, rebirth, and lost love, in which the beasts and the vase appear to be protecting. These of which can be related to the film.