DOROTHY IANNONE, Ta(Rot) Pack, 2009
3.75 x 5 inches
offset cards, wooden box, signed and numbered
edition 100 + 10 AP
published by The New Museum, New York, USA
not available
Between 1968-1969 Dorothy Iannone made a series of 27 A4 drawings depicting her life with Dieter Roth while living in Germany, France and Iceland. Dorothy described this period as “always immersed in the beloved.” She called this series of drawings Ta(Rot) (Dieter Roth was also known as Dieter Rot). When Dorothy had her exhibition at the New Museum in 2009, she collaborated with Jarrett Gregory and Daniel Thiem to re-imagine her Ta(Rot) series into a tarot pack edition. She compressed them into 3.75 x 5″ inches laminated cards.
History of prices:
The New Museum, New York, USA 8 December 2012 US$ 200.-
LOUISE BOURGEOIS, Self-Pity, 2009
75 x 66,5 x 6,1 cm
pillow shaped woven textile in frame
edition 25 copies
published by Louisiana Edition, Huemlebak, Denmark
sold
Louise Bourgeois made sculptures in wood, steel, stone and cast rubber and used drawing and printing as a tool of artistic expression, often organic in form and sexually explicit, emotionally aggressive yet witty, covered many stylistic bases. But from first to last they shared a set of repeated themes centered on the human body and its need for nurture and protection in a frightening world; protection often translated into images of shelter or home.
History of prices:
Louisiana Edition, Huemlebak, Denmark € 8.800,- incl. V.A.T. November 2012
HREINN FRIDFINNSSON, Touch, 2009
ca 8 x 8 cm
eye ball of glass, red ribbon with text, carton box
Christmas ball, in original silver coloured box with small booklet
signed in print on object
limited edition rare
€ 268,- plus € 12,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
The glasswork ‘Touch’ (2009) of Hreinn Fridfinnsson could be characterized as a breakable object that has been touched by the artist’s paint hand in the colours blue, green, yellow, violet and red. It reads as a symbolic act of all the touches done by billions of individuals, a universal human urge that will last until eternity. Fundamental colours that refer to white light and to elementary colours emphasise this continuity of human condition to relate to nature, and the way we look at it and how behave in that same nature being part of it. During millennia many touches have been made and in that sense during the ages to come with touch after touch nothing will change this human drive. KvG
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)
‘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.
OLAFUR ELIASSON, Concepts in Space, 2008
30,8 x 39 cm
artist’s book with polished steel plate, 528 pages, hardcover with cover artwork, clamshell box
numbered, signed
edition 200
published by Taschen Verlag, Cologne, Germany
not available
An encyclopedic vision on Olafur Eliasson’s art and architecture in XL-format. A high gloss polished and cold formed steel plate on the cover of the book imitates the prismatic effect of raindrops falling into water. The key concepts behind the works are presented alphabetically, and unfold in the course of short conversations with the artist.
History of price:
Taschen Verlag, Cologne, Germany € 2.500,- September 2008 (year of issue)
ELVIRE BONDUELLE, Torchon / Tea towel, 2008
69 x 39 cm
signed, numbered
unique series of 8, here nr 7/8
published by One Star Press, Paris, France
p.o.r.
MARLENE DUMAS, In God we trust (paying the ferry man), 2008
84 x 59,5 cm
offset on thin paper, cardboard folder (87 x 64 cm)
edition 50, of which only 38 are produced
numbered, unsigned
part of a set of 11 posters in original folder of various artists: Mark Manders, Marc Nagtzaam, Kees Goudzwaard, Wouter van Riessen, Marlene Dumas a.o.
rare
inv.MDum 000-pr
€ 400,- plus € 24,- Track & Trace registered EU mail
A series of posters – In God we trust is part of this – was printed in the same print run of eleven A4 invitations for an artists run space called Artis in Den Bosch during 2008 and 2009. A limited amount of these eleven print runs was saved uncut. Only 38 out of 50 clean sets could be saved for distribution, hence a limited edition. Comes with a copy of a press release about this ‘Postproductie / Roma Publications 101 A-Z’.
