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Huma Bhabha
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Huma Bhabha
- Museum Without Walls
- clay, wire, wood and styrofoam
- 89 by 63.5 by 86.4cm.; 35 by 25 by 34in.
- Executed in 2005.
Provenance
ATM Gallery, Berlin
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2006
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2006
Exhibited
Berlin, ATM Gallery, ATM At Fair, 2006
London, Saatchi Gallery; St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, USA Today: New American Art from the Saatchi Gallery, 2006, pp. 51-2, illustrated in colour
London, Saatchi Gallery, The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, 2010
London, Saatchi Gallery; St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, USA Today: New American Art from the Saatchi Gallery, 2006, pp. 51-2, illustrated in colour
London, Saatchi Gallery, The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, 2010
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, London, Saatchi Gallery, Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture, 2009, p. 136, illustrated in colour
Edward Booth-Clibborn, Ed., History of the Saatchi Gallery, London 2011, p. 786, illustrated
Edward Booth-Clibborn, Ed., History of the Saatchi Gallery, London 2011, p. 786, illustrated
Condition
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. All surface irregularities are inherent to the artist's choice of medium and working process.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Bhabha’s sculptures allow the evocative potential of imagination and memory to circulate and confound interpretation.”
Susan Canning, ‘Of Monument and moment: Huma Bhabha's Cinema of Decay,’ Sculpture, Vol. 28 No.9, November 2009
Susan Canning, ‘Of Monument and moment: Huma Bhabha's Cinema of Decay,’ Sculpture, Vol. 28 No.9, November 2009