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Laurel Roth
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Laurel Roth
- Beholder
- hairclips, fake fingernails, nail polish, sequins and rhinestones on a wooden plinth
- 148 by 70 by 62cm.; 58 1/4 by 27 5/8 by 24 3/8 in.
- Executed in 2010.
Provenance
Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals some light and superficial dust fibres in the recesses.
"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
Influenced by her previous experiences in natural resource conservation, Laurel Roth uses traditional techniques of carving, embroidery and collage to transform everyday or natural materials in works that are often both beguilingly beautiful and playfully irreverent. Her work focuses on the problematic interactions between humans and the natural world in pieces that challenge our conceptualisation of nature.
Roth has shown widely in the United States and abroad, including a show at the Museum of Art and Design in New York. Her work has been included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the 21C Museum among others. She is represented by Schroeder Romero Gallery in New York City, Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago and Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco where her solo exhibition Flight of the Dodo is currently on view.
In the present work Roth transforms a range of manufactured beauty products into a thing of beauty in its own right and in placing objects so intimately related to human beauty in the context of natural mating rituals Roth forces us to contemplate anew the strangeness of humanity’s contrived rituals.
Roth has shown widely in the United States and abroad, including a show at the Museum of Art and Design in New York. Her work has been included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the 21C Museum among others. She is represented by Schroeder Romero Gallery in New York City, Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago and Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco where her solo exhibition Flight of the Dodo is currently on view.
In the present work Roth transforms a range of manufactured beauty products into a thing of beauty in its own right and in placing objects so intimately related to human beauty in the context of natural mating rituals Roth forces us to contemplate anew the strangeness of humanity’s contrived rituals.