Lot 101
  • 101

TSCHABALALA SELF | Cross

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Tschabalala Self
  • Cross
  • fabric, thread, Flashe and acrylic on canvas
  • 182.5 by 121.5 cm. 71 7/8 by 47 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 2016.

Provenance

T293, Rome
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

London, Parasol Unit, Tschabalala Self, January - March 2017, n.p., no. 68, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All collaged elements are stable and all loose threads are in keeping with the artist's working process. Extremely close inspection reveals some very faint and short tension cracks in intermittent places to the two vertical edges and some tiny spots of wear to the two extreme upper corner tips. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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Catalogue Note

“I feel like everyone’s body signifies something culturally; people’s bodies and appearances are used as symbols and signifiers the same way that language or any other symbol can be used” (Ashton Cooper, ‘A Space to Dance: An Interview with Tschabalala Self’, Pelican Bomb, 14 March 2016, online).