Lot 557
  • 557

SUH DO-HO | High School Uni-Form

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Do-Ho Suh
  • High School Uni-Form
  • fabric, plastic, stainless steel, casters
  • 149.9 by 215.9 by 365.8 cm; 59 by 85 by 144 in.
Executed in 1996, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 + 1 AP

Provenance

Lehmann Maupin, New York
Acquired from the above by David Teiger in 2001

Exhibited

New York, Lehmann Maupin, Do-Ho Suh, 7 September - 7 October 2000
Florence, Stazione Leopolda, Uniforme, Ordine e Disordine, 4 December 2000 - 30 October 2001
New York, MoMA P.S.1, Uniform, Order and Disorder, 20 May - 20 September 2001
London, Serpentine Gallery, Do-Ho Suh, 23 April - 26 May 2002
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Downtown Expansion, 10 August - 1 December 2002
Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes; Santiago, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo; Kwacheon, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Peppermint Candy: Contemporary Korean Art, May 2008 - February 2010 (another edition) 

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. Close inspection reveals minor soiling and fraying to the cloths and cotton pads. Minor scratches and surface accretion to the inner supports. One of the cotton pads for arm support is teared on the back. Slight oxidation is evident to the metal support bars.
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