THOMAS RUFF, Gloire au grand Jacques Chirac / Glory to the great Jacques Chirac, 1998
29,9 x 22,4 cm
photographic print, original cardboard envelope
signed, dated, numbered
edition 100 + 20 AP
published by Texte zur Kunst, Berlin, Germany
mint
€ 485,- plus € 15,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
In 1998 Jacques Chirac being president of France is as head of the state also responsible for Foreign Affairs. He lifted his hand and nuclear tests were given free way. Thomas Ruff shows airplanes that start to lift off, human bodies as tools are scattered around. He takes the photographic collage as a means to criticize political structures à la Dada artist John Heartfield.
There is a theory on mirroring texts that create an extra moment of contemplation between what is shown in the image and told in the text. Here, textual parts are used for getting such a division between looking and reading, apparently.
History of prices:
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen, Bern, Switzerland 7 November 2024 SFr. 600,- (hammer price)
SBI Art Auction, Tokyo, Japan 19 April 2014 € 636,- (hammer price)
Additional information
In 1996 Thomas Ruff started his series “Plakate” apparently inspired by the posters of John Heartfield and Russian Avant-garde artists in the twenties and thirties. He made six photographic collage posters on politics of the late nineties.
SYLVIE FLEURY, Formula One Dress, 1999 + 2 bags
dress 147,3 x 72,4 cm / 58 x 28 1/2 inches, fitting shoulder bag (stretched out size: 76,8 x 33 cm / 30 1/4 x 13 inches)
hand-tailored dress with original Formula One fabric, original Formula One logos, two-way zipper and printed lining dress;
including customized silver coloured shoulder bag manufactured by Hugo Boss
original packaging
signed and numbered on inside label
edition 100
pristine; never used very rare as complete set and in this condition includingblack Hugo Boss BIG BAG protective storage bag
€ 4.200,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered mail / Margin Scheme
During the Hugo Boss launch in 1999 of Sylvie Fleury’s Formula One Dress dress fashion models walked around who drank wine, champagne and the like. Quite a few dresses came out of this with stains. More than two decades later to find a dress in this never-used and pristine condition is a rarity.
Most of the time the black and white BIG BAG protection bag is lacking.
History of prices:
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen, Munich, Germany, 29 June 2022 € 3.000,- (excl. black storage bag and 34% premium)
Kunzt Galerie, Munich, Germany, March 2021 € 11.300,-
Kunzt Gallerie, Munich, Germany, 12 October 2020 € 11.300,-
Phillips, London, UK, £5,000 – 7,000 September 2010 (estimate)
DIETER ROTH, Der Tränensee [The Lake of Tears], 1973
47,5 x 33 x 5,5 cm
artist’s book, letterpress newspaper printing
edition 150
signed, dated, numbered
published by the artist
very good condition, discoloured cover due to aging as often seen
€ 1.950,- plus € 24,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
Roth published regularly aphorisms in the Anzeiger Stadt Luzern und Umgebung placed among the paper’s usual advertisements. After a series of lines like ‘Ein Flugzeug its ein bözes Wort’ / “An airplane it is an evil word” , ‘Ausgeweint ist ausgeschlafen’ / “Finished crying is finished sleeping” and ‘Es wird einmal gewesen sein’ / “Once it will be has been”. The newspaper cancelled Roth’s campaign after too many readers complained about the incomprehensible messages that obviously didn’t advertise anything at all. In 1973 Dieter Roth published all his 248 aphorisms in ‘Das Tränenmeer’ (The Sea of Tears).
This artist’s book is also in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: Dieter Roth Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Aphorism: ‘Die Beweinen, die wollen beweint werden D.R.’
History of prices:
Querido Antiquariat, Germany December 2024 € 2.300,-
Querido Antiquariat, Germany August 2024 € 2.800,-
SYLVIE FLEURY, Edition 120, 1993
50 x 50 cm
synthetic fur, original cardboard box with sticker
edition 120, hand numbered
published by Neue Galerie Graz, Austria
not available
JONATHAN MONK, Picture Post Card Posted from Post Box Pictured – Edinburgh, 2005
10,5 x 14,7 cm
offset postcard
signed
published by Show & Tell Editions, Edinburgh, UK
inv.JMon 323-324
GILBERT and GEORGE, 25 Ginkgo Pictures [tote bag], 2005
ca 65 x 45 cm
screen print on cotton tote bag
signed in print
edition unknown
published by the British Council, London, Great Britain
inv.Gi&Ge 000-pr
WILLEM DE RIDDER, De Verdwenen Werken van Willem de Ridder, 2016
14,8 x 19,8 cm
DVD, ceramic tile, certificate as PK
text in Dutch
signed, numbered
8 versions in various shapes, frames and editions
here nr 20/55
Willem de Ridder decided to have a dvd produced of a documentary film about his lost artworks in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, i.e. 8 signed and numbered versions in various framings and editions between 8 and 35. Using walkmans one could rent in a nearby gallery, De Ridder guided visitors through the museum, showing them artworks he had been placing in the museum since the early 1990s.
inv.WdeRid VK1-655
YANN SÉRANDOUR, Distorted (essay by Daniel Buren for John Knight’s exhibition catalog “Łeetsoii”) – red, 2016
beech wood, comes in black and red sets of four different chairs
signed, dated on certificate
each edition 2 + 1 AP
published by More Publishers, Brussels, Belgium
inv.YSer 000
In 2017 two other versions were added to the edition: in green and blue.
LILY VAN DER STOKKER, Argument Wall painting (You know what you do? Why don’t you just go walk a bit), 1998
15,3 x 20,2 x 2 cm
colour photo, certificate of authenticity, colour slide, authorized in print with artist’s full name, plastic sleeve
framed between glass as issued
limited edition 4
published by the artist
p.o.r.
ELVIRE BONDUELLE, Cales, 2016
large: 35 x 60 x 45 cm, medium: 25 x 40 x 35 cm and small: 15 x 35 x 20 cm
prints on fabric, 3 parts
edition 12
published by We Do Not Work Alone, Paris, France
ELVIRE BONDUELLE, Calle / Wedge, 2013
30 x 15 x 15 cm
unique hand painted canvas
p.o.r.
