Lot 349
  • 349

Cornelia Parker

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Cornelia Parker
  • Alter Ego (Mutiny)
  • two silver-plated objects, one flattened by a 250 ton press, suspended on metal wire
  • overall dimensions variable
  • overall objects: 16 by 30 by 25cm.; 6 1/4 by 11 3/4 by 9 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 2013.

Provenance

Courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London

Exhibited

Birmingham, Ikon Gallery, Artists for Ikon, 2015, p. 129, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The silver is slightly tarnished with evidence of handling in places, which is inherent to the artist's choice of found media.
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