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GILBERT & GEORGE, As used by the sculptors, 1973 [signed postcard]

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GILBERT & GEORGE, As used by the sculptors, 1973
14,7 x 10,5 cm
postcard
signed (recto)
pubished by Hôtel Carlton Palace, Paris, France
rare
perfect condition
€ 295,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered mail

 

The signature is done with ballpoint at the lower part of the postcard. From a certain angle when the ink reflects the light one clearly detects the signature. This rather ephemeral handwriting makes the image undisturbed, and therefore very powerful.

Signature in detail:
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TAKAKO SAITO, Body Music, 2000

TAKAKO SAITO, Body Music, 2000
18,5 x 5,8 cm
unique glass with hand painted text: Body music. Drink a glass of grappa and listen to its going down.
signed, numbered, edition 6

Takako Saito is a specialist in understanding sound and music from a different angle. In ‘Body music’ she creates a conceptual musical score.

FISCHLI and WEISS, Ohne Titel, 1998-1999

PETER FISHLI & DAVID WEISS, Ohne Titel, 1998-1999
60 x 86 cm (50 x 76 cm)
digital print
edition 200
signed, numbered
published by Texte zur Kunst, Berlin, Germany
€ 740,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered EU mail

 

Each photograph is a double exposure, made by either Peter Fischli or David Weiss taking pictures and then handing the camera over to the other, or perhaps not, rewinding the film, and shooting again on the same roll of film. The result is a kaleidoscopic world of double-vision
“We were interested in the element of chance,” says Peter Fischli, adding “On the theoretical side, the photographs tread on rather thin ice.” David Weiss affirms: “In fact, they tread quite a thin line: we want to seduce viewers with floral opulence. But you can’t exactly view them ingenuously, either.”

History of prices:
Moderne und Zeitgenössischer Graphik, Cologne, Germany 21 March 2020 € 500,- (hammer price, poor condition)
Grisebach, Berlin, Germany € 1.600,- 30 November 2019 (hammer price)
Koller Auction, Zurich, Switzerland SFr 1.000,- 9 December 2017 (hammer price)

YAYOI KUSAMA, Narcissus Garden, 1966 – 1999 [mirror ball, 2001]

YAYOI KUSAMA, Narcissus Garden, 1966 – 1999
ca 28 x 18 x 20 cm
plastic mirror ball, transparent plastic mini bag, ribbon, printed tag
edition 1500
mint condition; pristine ball in clear transparent plastic bag
very rare in this condition
published by Les Abattoirs, Lyon, France
Collection K. van Gelder, Amsterdam
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This mirror ball in transparant plastic bag was shown in “Een goed in de weg staande tafel” curated by Jack Jaeger in Galerie van Gelder in 2001. A catalogue was issued.
In spite of its description being an edition of 1500 this multiple as shown above is difficult to find. It is known that the original version of plastic balls shown in the Venice Biennale in 1966 was produced in an edition of 1500, but one may wonder what has happened with the other 1499 copies. This apparently smaller plastic version is put in a plastic mini bag with tag saying: YAYOI KUSAMA One of the 1500 mirror balls of Narcissus Garden 1966-1999.

At least one version of the yellow tag circulates, printed with another date i.e. ‘1966 – 2001’. Also the ribbon has been replaced by a chain. So the tag of the above ball was produced in 1999, the one pictured below in 2001. KvG

 

Example of a tag with chain instead of ribbon, with slightly aged plastic bag. This tag is of a later date, namely 1966-2001.