Lot 62
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THE ATLAS GROUP/WALID RAAD | Already Been in a Lake of Fire (Plates 59-60)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • The Atlas Group/Walid Raad
  • Already Been in a Lake of Fire (Plates 59-60)
  • digital colour print
  • 110 by 198 cm. 43 1/4 by 78 in.
  • Executed in 1999-2003, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the red is slightly darker in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

“Raad self-consciously reconstructs his relationship to what came before, presenting a battle between oppositional systems working towards the creation of fictional worlds distinct from each other, competing for the reader’s attention.”
Mark Beasley
‘Walid Raad/The Atlas Group’, Frieze, March 2006, online