Lot 159
  • 159

Shiro Kuramata

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • 'Placebo' Table, 1989
  • acrylic, chromed metal, glass
  • 76 H x 36 D cm. (29 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.)
produced by Ishimaru Co., Ltd
acrylic, glass, steel

Provenance

Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Yves Gastou, Shiro Kuramata, 8-20 November, 1989

Literature

Makoto Uyeda, ed., Shiro Kuramata: 1934-1991, exh. cat., Tokyo, 1996, p. 75, no. 30, pp. 79, 192, no. 4, p. 198, no. 2
Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass, exh. cat., Tokyo, 2010, p. 77, 211, no. 33
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, p. 369, no. 581

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age and gentle use. Faint, scattered surface scratches to the top of the acrylic platter. One minor chip to the corner of the acrylic base, approximately 3mm, slightly discernible in the catalogue photo. The glass with faint scattered surface scratches. The glass disc is not affixed to the acrylic disc on which it rests. Presents very well overall.
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Catalogue Note

This model was produced for the exhibition 'Shiro Kuramata' at Galerie Yves Gastou, 1989.