Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego Benefit Auction | Presented by ICA San Diego, Hosted by Sotheby’s

Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego Benefit Auction | Presented by ICA San Diego, Hosted by Sotheby’s

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Melissa Walter

Obfuscated Phenotype 001

Lot Closed

November 4, 08:18 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 2,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Melissa Walter

b.1976

Obfuscated Phenotype 001


Executed in 2021.

Cut Paper with Mirror. Created in collaboration with Ellen McRae Greytak, Ph.D., Director of Bioinformatics, Parabon NanoLabs, Inc.

24 7/8 by 32 1/2 in. (63.2 x 82.6 cm.)

Framed: 25 by 32 1/2 by 1 1/2 in. (63.5 x 82.55 x 3.81 cm.)


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This auction has a 10% buyer’s premium, which will be added to the final hammer price of each sold work. The premium allows The ICA San Diego to retain more of the proceeds of the sale and offset administrative costs.

Acquired from the artist's studio.

Melissa Walter: PLEXUS, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Encinitas, CA, August 17 – December 29, 2024.

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