Leap into the Void, after Yves Klein 1998

Vik Muniz created Leap into the Void, after Yves Klein using chocolate syrup, which, yum, makes me think about pleasure right away. I mean, Yves Klein, a conceptual art dude, doing the ultimate trust fall into the unknown… and it’s re-made in syrup? It’s like a dare, right? The way Muniz coaxes imagery from the syrup, it’s so visceral. It's thin in places, like it's been stretched, pooling and running in others, and it's this tension that gives the piece its energy. Look closely at how he renders the figure, it's all drips and delicate lines, capturing the essence of movement, of flight, of falling. It’s a conversation across time, Vik Muniz riffing on Klein’s existential moment, making it sweet and a little bit funny. Art doesn’t always need answers; sometimes, it just needs a new way of asking the questions.