Lot 176
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RON ARAD | Blo Void II chair

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • Ron Arad
  • Blo Void II chair
  • Signed Ron Arad and numbered 11/20 on the baseManufactured by Gallery Mourmans
  • 76,5 x 127,5 x 61 cm ; 30 1/8 x 50 1/8 x 24 in.
  • 2006
superplastic aluminium and woven aluminium

Provenance

Artcurial, Paris, November 23, 2010, lot 363
Private collection, Paris

Literature

Ron Arad : No Discipline, exhibition catalogue, Centre Pompidou, Paris, November 20, 2008 – March 16, 2009, pp. 126-127
Ron Arad : No Discipline, exhibition catalogue, MoMA, New York, August 2 –  October 19, 2009, p. 117

Condition

EN : Good overall condition. The steel presents with surface scratches and light surface oxidation scattered and some minute scuffs, minute abrasions and minute dents along the edges, consistent with age and use. The proper left side of the seat presents with a scuff/dents of approximately 1 x 0,4 cm. There are a few tiny surface stains and a few tiny oxidation stains scattered. //// FR : Bon état général. L'acier présente quelques rayures de surface et une légère oxydation de surface éparse. Quelques petits égratignures, petites abrasions et très petits enfoncements le long des arêtes, cohérents avec l'âge et l'utilisation. Le côté gauche de l'assise présente une petite égratignure accompagnée d'un petit enfoncement d'environ 1 x 0,4 cm. Quelques petits tâches and quelques petites traces d'oxydation éparses.
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Catalogue Note

We would like to thank Caroline Thorman from Ron Arad Associates for her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.