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ANTONY GORMLEY | APERTURE V
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description
- Antony Gormley
- APERTURE V
- 6mm square section mild steel bar
- 190 by 52 by 32 cm. 76 3/4 by 20 1/2 by 15 5/8 in.
- Executed in 2009.
Provenance
White Cube, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some tiny spots of burnishing, media accretions and superficial scuffs and scratches in isolated places throughout. There are some darker spots of oxidation to the joints of the metal elements, all of which are in keeping with the artist's choice of medium.
"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
My work has always explored the body as a place rather than an object, and the APERTURE works (2009 - 2012) evolve into a new kind of structural complexity while at the same time evoking the body as an open space of possibility connected with the earth but also to space at large. The Scottish enlightenment scientist Lord Kelvin once asked how space could be most efficiently bounded by an enclosing geometry. The answer was found in those most elusive and fugitive of things: bubbles and foams which form an intriguing geometry of tetrahedral nodes with elements combining at angles slightly less than 120 degrees. In recent years I have been experimenting with cell aggregates of nesting polyhedra in both solid and space-frame forms. The aim is to turn the space of the body into an open framework of tetrahedral, cubic, dodecahedral and more complex polygons. There was a breakthrough when I released these matrices from a bounding skin.
The outer edges of the APERTURE pieces seemingly grasp the air and indicate, in the metaphorical sense, the moment in which a body opens itself to the space around it.
The outer edges of the APERTURE pieces seemingly grasp the air and indicate, in the metaphorical sense, the moment in which a body opens itself to the space around it.