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Shiro Kuramata
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- SHIRO KURAMATA
- 'Acrylic Stool (with feathers)'
- number 31 from an edition of 40
- acrylic, feathers, aluminum stained alumite finish
Provenance
Friedman Benda, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014
Literature
Makoto Uyeda, ed., Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Tokyo, 1996, p. 74, no. 29, p. 196, no. 4
Jean-Louis Gaillemin, ed., Design Contre Design: Deux siècles de créations, exh. cat., Paris, 2007, p. 288
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, p. 107
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, p. 379, no. 611, p. 380, fig. 612
Jean-Louis Gaillemin, ed., Design Contre Design: Deux siècles de créations, exh. cat., Paris, 2007, p. 288
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, p. 107
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, p. 379, no. 611, p. 380, fig. 612
Condition
Overall very good condition. Extremely fine surface scratches throughout visible upon close inspection. A minor horizontal scratch to the right-hand side proper of the stool, approximately 14 cm in length. Very minor inclusions to the seam of the stool most likely inherent in its production, as partially visible in the printed and online 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."
"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
Born in Japan in 1931, Shiro Kuramata founded the Kuramata Design office in Tokyo in 1965. Working closely with the Memphis group movement and designing vitrines for Issey Miyake in Paris, New York and Tokyo, he is considered one of the greatest design references of the 20th century. As Ettore Sottsass writes himself, his pieces are in “a permanent state of suspense”, describing the artist`s talent for choreographing motion and dreamy weightlessness into unique and very poetic compositions. Exhibited in MoMA, his work is imbued with a singular perspective of the West`s century old fascination for Japanese Decorative Arts. He was given the Knighthood of Arts and Literature in France in 1990. Creations such as Glass chair of 1968 and Miss Blanche of 1988, make use of acrylic and glass to their most noble and absolute extent in terms of structure, lighting and colour, all in the artist`s light minimalist language.
Four feathers are caught mid-air and submerged in this stool`s sharp acrylic volume with a pink aluminite cylinder as back rest.