Vente: 541 / Contemporary Art Day Sale 09 juin 2023 à Munich Lot 183

 

183
Isa Genzken
Weltempfänger 'Boston', 1991.
Retractable antenna in cast concrete
Estimation:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400
Résultat:
€ 88,900 / $ 96,012

( frais d'adjudication compris)
Weltempfänger 'Boston'. 1991.
Retractable antenna in cast concrete.
Signed, dated and titled "Boston" on the underside. Without antena: 12 x 11 x 8 cm (4.7 x 4.3 x 3.1 in).
Total dimensions depend on how far the antana is retraced and inclined. [AR].

• Unique sculpture from the sought-after work group of the 'Weltempfänger' (world/shortwave receiver).
• Through Isa Genzken's artistic intervention, the transmitter and receiver lose their function, and a new meaning of high topicality is created.
• She is one of the most important and most influential living artists.
• Privately-owned since it was made
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The work will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonné. We are grateful to Galerie Buchholz, Cologne, for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany (since 1991).




183
Isa Genzken
Weltempfänger 'Boston', 1991.
Retractable antenna in cast concrete
Estimation:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400
Résultat:
€ 88,900 / $ 96,012

( frais d'adjudication compris)