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The Atlas Group/Walid Raad
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- The Atlas Group/Walid Raad
- Missing Lebanese Wars
- digital prints, in 21 parts
- each: 34.3 by 25.4 cm. 13 1/2 by 10 in.
- Executed in 1996-2003, this work is number 5 from an edition of 7, plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Lisboa, Culturgest, Scratching on Things I could Disavow, September - December 2007, pp. 20-29, illustrated in colour (ed. no. unknown)
London, Whitechapel, Walid Raad: Miraculous Beginnings, October - 2010 - January 2011 (ed. no. unknown)
Sweden, Hasselblad Foundation, Walid Raad-Hasselblad Award Winning, November 2012 - January 2013 (ed. no. unknown)
London, Whitechapel, Walid Raad: Miraculous Beginnings, October - 2010 - January 2011 (ed. no. unknown)
Sweden, Hasselblad Foundation, Walid Raad-Hasselblad Award Winning, November 2012 - January 2013 (ed. no. unknown)
Literature
Achim Borchardt-Hume, Ed., The Atlas Group (1989 - 2004) A project by Walid Raad, Berlin 2006, p. 59, illustrated (ed. no. unknown)
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the background colour is a bit lighter and the orange is more vibrant in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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"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
It is a little known fact that the major historians of the Lebanese civil war were avid gamblers. It is said that they met every Sunday at the race track -- Marxists and Islamists bet on races one through seven, Maronite nationalists and socialists on races eight through fifteen. Race after race, the historians stood behind the track photographer, whose job was to image the winning horse as it crossed the finish line, to record the photo-finish. It is also said that they convinced (some say bribed) the photographer to snap only one picture as the winning horse arrived. Each historian wagered on precisely when -- how many fractions of a second before or after the horse crossed the finish line -- the photographer would expose his frame.
(Text from the Appendix of the present work).