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URS FISCHER | 6 1/2 Domestic Pairs Project – Lampe
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Urs Fischer
- 6 1/2 Domestic Pairs Project – Lampe
- cast aluminum, black enamel, light bulb and electric cable
- 78 3/4 by 29 1/2 by 51 1/8 in. 200 by 75 by 130 cm.
- Executed in 2000-2005, this work is the artist's proof from an edition of 2, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, New Museum, Urs Fischer: Shovel in a Hole, October 2009 - January 2010, p. 217, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Literature
Urs Fischer, Beatrix Ruf and Dominic van den Boogerd, Urs Fischer Time Waste. Radio-Cookie und kaum Zeit, kaum Rat, Glarus 2000, p. 93, illustrated in color
Mirjam Varadinis, Jorg Heiser and Bruce Hainley, Urs Fischer: Kir Royal, Zurich 2004, p. 41, illustrated in color
Wayne Tunnicliffe, Ed., John Kaldor Family Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2011, p. 305, illustrated in color (another example illustrated)
Mirjam Varadinis, Jorg Heiser and Bruce Hainley, Urs Fischer: Kir Royal, Zurich 2004, p. 41, illustrated in color
Wayne Tunnicliffe, Ed., John Kaldor Family Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 2011, p. 305, illustrated in color (another example illustrated)
Condition
This work is in excellent and stable condition overall. The electrical component is in good working order. The unique surface texture is inherent.
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
"6 1/2 Domestic Pairs Project—Lampe, appears both homemade and unhomely; [it is] raw, heavy and dysfunctional. A looming black rendition of a household light, Lampe is unstable on its tripartite legs, threatening to fall over. It is taller than the viewer, a distortion of scale that introduces a note of surrealism. The entire form is glazed in a layer of thick black paint, which works against the inherent purpose of a lamp—namely, to illuminate a domestic space. The opaque paint cancels the light emanating from the bulb inside. Rather than a soft glow mediated by fabric, it casts a square of stark white light on the floor: this is an object that defeats its own purpose." Machushla Robinson, "The Future Now" in Exh. Cat., Art Gallery of New South Wales, John Kaldor Family Collection, 2011, p. 304
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and dated Zürich, 11 Nov. 2005.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and dated Zürich, 11 Nov. 2005.