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.
SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Head & Cauliflower, 2009
DVD
signed, certificate
edition 3
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
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)
RAYMOND PETTIBON, untitled [plate], 2008
diameter 30,5 cm / 12 inches
ceramic plate, signed in print
edition 125
Produced by SMMOA / Santa Monica Museum Of Art, Santa Monica / Los Angeles, USA
RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA, A Moment of Life, 2008
66 x 50,8 cm
silkscreen print on paper, unframed
edition 50
published by Clouds, Auckland, New Zealand € 63,- / NZ$ 100.- November 2011
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s work defies media-based description, as his practice combines traditional object making, public and private performances, teaching, and other forms of public service and social action. With his print ‘A Moment of Life’ the artist shows his sympathy with the ideas of Guy Debord and the Situationist movement. In 2005 among other statements the artist stated:
“…I am interested in no destination
I am interested in constructing new destinations
I am interested in “a moment of life concretely and deliberately constructed by the collective organization of a unitary ambience and a game of events” (Internationale Situationniste, no. 1)
I am interested in the construction of a situation that does not necessarily amount to very much
I am interested in…”.
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.