NAVID NUUR, Let us meet inside you, 2009
24 x 5,8 x 5,8 cm
silver foil sticker, bottle with water from artist’s studio
edition unlimited
‘Let us meet inside you’ (2006-2009) is a work which Navid Nuur redeveloped for his solo exhibition “The Value of the Void” at the Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany in 2009. The work originally consisted of a water dispenser, where a notebook was attached to a water tank by a belt of the artist. In the notebook the words ‘let us meet inside you’ were written. While looking through the water tank the words could be espied by the viewer. In Kassel this re-staged work consisted of a wall of crates composed of 7000 water bottles. In this case these were filled with Kassel water coming out of a tap which from Navid Nuur’s studio.
JOHN BALDESSARI, Raised Eybrows / Furrowed Foreheads : Man Viewing Valve, 2009
27,3 x 39,3 cm / 10.75 x 15.5 inches
offset print
signed in pen on A4 certificate, incl. compliments card
edition of 150 + 20 AP
pristine
published by Provinciaal Museum voor Kunst / PMMK, Ostend, Belgium
€ 1.200,- excluding FedEx courier costs inv.JBald 63
DAMIEN HIRST, Untitled, 2009 [skull balloon]
card size: 6,5 x 9,3 cm
print on balloon, printed matter, plastic seal bag
signed in print, hand numbered in pencil
edition 5000, here number 1230
published by Contemporary, London, UK
pristine; never used rare in this condition
Margin scheme € 485,- + € 15,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.DHir 022-pr
“Contemporary” was a monthly visual arts magazine based in London. Founded by Keith Spencer as a quarterly publication, it re-emerged under the title “Contemporary Art” in 1993. Around 2000 it started to offer special inlays like CDs and stiff cards signed in print and hand numbered mostly in an edition of 2000-5000. In spite of its high edition this rubber skull balloon edition is extremely difficult to find.
Handling advice
Balloons made of latex basically deteriorate in time, think of Piero Manzoni’s balloons and the condition they are in now. When exposed to open air the latex shrinks and petrifies; the chemical compositions added during the process of making change, apparently. Therefore this item has been locked in its original seal bag with as less as possible oxygen enabling the tiny balloon to stay flexible, even after one and a half decades. This is done without squeezing the balloon itself. As a result, one smells the strong latex odeur when opening the little bag. It is recommended to handle the balloon with gloves to keep it away from skin moisture that contains fat and salt. KvG
History of prices:
eBay-Pop Flotsam Collectables, Roselle NJ, USA August 2023 US$ 1,900.- (Make offer)
Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda CA, USA 18 September 2021 US$ 240.- (hammer price)
Catawiki-user-3391bda, Italy 2019-2021 ca 280,- (estimate)
KARIN KALIMNIK, Untitled, 2009
150 x 176 cm / 70 x 60 inches
print on huge beach towel
produced by Art Production Fund / Works On Whatever, New York, USA € 72,- / $ 95.- January 2013
EDWARD RUSCHA
The Study of Friction and Wear on Mating Surfaces, 2009
print on huge beach towel, tag, incl. wrapping as issued
178 x 152,5 cm / 70 x 60 inch
produced by Art Production Fund: Works On Whatever, New York, USA
inv.ERus 000
History of price:
eBay-thearteryfineart, Miami, USA December 2022 US$ 850.- (make offer)
‘The Reality Bag No. 2’, 2009
ca. 50 x 25 x 20 cm
limited edition 500
produced by Rubell Family Collection
John M Armleder designed the editions and invited the 31 artists of the Rubell Family Collection’s “30 Americans” exhibition to participate in the content of the bag.
Contributions:
John M Armleder, Nina Chanel Abney, John Bankston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Iona Rozeal Brown, Nick Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah Davis, Renée Green, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Wangechi Mutu, Gary Simmons, Shinique Smith, Jeff Sonhouse, Henry Tailor, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, Kehinde Wiley and William Pope.
Content: • Crayon box.
Metal box with Spider icon designed by John M Armleder and red pencils imprinted with statements by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • Business cards.
Laminated offset prints on paper designed by John M Armleder with statements by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • USB stick.
Pre-installed Spider USB stick with a film by Jennifer Rubell featuring “30 Americans” artist. • Notepad.
Linen bound double Spider notepad in offset printed pages designed by John M Armleder with reproduced scribbles, notes, reminders, sketches by artists of the exhibition “30 Americans”. • Pouch.
Leather embossed Spider pouch designed by John M Armleder. • Flip wallet.
Leather holds for business cards. • Key ring.
Metal Spider key ring designed by John M Armleder. • T-Shirt.
T-shirt with red spider icon designed by John M Armleder. • Reality display map & certificate.
Display map, offset on paper, numbered and signed by John M Armleder • Catalogue “30 Americans”.
Catalogue “30 Americans” of the exhibition at the Rubell Family Collection.
JONATHAN MEESE, Swing your Thing – Bergkapelle Mount Everest, 2009
drawing on cover, double LP, vinyl
signed, dated
edition unknown
not available
Musically, “Swing Your Thing” is a stunning mix of New Wave in the spirit of early Atatak and Zick Zack releases, exotic Sci-Fi soundtracks and raw Techno in the vein of Electronicat. “Bergkapelle Mount Everest” is the second project by artists Jonathan Meese and Tim Berresheim, originally released as three-sided LP in 2003. This time Meese’s lyrics relate to the world of the mountains in an almost radioplay-like piece of music.
History of prices offered or determined by:
Live Auctioneers, New York, USA € 400 – € 750 March 2013
MATT MULLICAN, Coffee 1-7, 2009
21 x 29,7 cm
ink on paper, frame
series of 7 unique drawings
signed, dated
published by Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, Germany each € 1.200,- July, 2012
Matt Mullican’s alter ego Matt B – as he calls his inner self – made seven ink drawings about breakfast with coffee while he was under hypnosis. The figures 1 – 4 refer to the process of counting with which he is brought into a hypnotized trance and with which he is pulled back into consciousness.
DAVID MALJKOVIC, Untitled, 2009
37,5 x 29,6 cm
offset print on 350g paper, edition 100
signed, numbered
published by Mousse Magazine and Publishing, Milan, Italy
David Maljkovic helps one understand how among visions of utopia a human being becomes a traveler in his own mind and memory. The spectres of modernism, its politics and aesthetics, loom over and inform his multi-faceted oeuvre consisting of sculpture, painting, drawing, architectural mises-en-scène and collage.
History of price:
Mousse Magazine and Publishing, Milan, Italy € 300,- December 2012
