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MICHAL ROVNER | Degel
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Michal Rovner
- Degel
- steel vitrine with glass, stone and DVD video projection
- vitrine: 57 by 32 by 20 in.; 145 by 81.3 by 50.8 cm
- stone: 15 1/2 by 11 by 1 in.; 39.4 by 28 by 2.5 cm
- Executed in 2004.
Provenance
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2004
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2004
Exhibited
New York, PaceWildenstein, Michal Rovner: In Stone, April - June 2004
Condition
This is in overall excellent condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In her video projection, Rovner captures gesture and human movement, transforming the figure into a moving hieroglyph. Reducing the human form to its most anonymous representation, and repeating it on a linear plane, the artist blurs the line between gesture and text. Rovner's innovative use of archaeology and technology merges the ancient and the new, sculpture and video, to create deeply informed contemporary multi-media experiences. Exploring the relationship between humans and their environment, Rovner captures the human experience in a new artistic language. Following her mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2002, and her acclaimed exhibition representing Israel at the 2003 Venice Biennale, Pace Wildenstein presented Rovner's video projections In Stone in 2004.
Rovner's works are included in permanent collections worldwide including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem among others.
Rovner's works are included in permanent collections worldwide including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem among others.