Artpace 25th Anniversary Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Artpace 25th Anniversary Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Christian Marclay
San Antonio
Lot Closed
September 28, 06:11 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Christian Marclay (b. 1955)
San Antonio
1999
Signed on verso
C-print
Edition 3 of 5 (Edition 3/5 + 2 APs)
10 ½ x 14 in.
Please note that while this auction is hosted on Sothebys.com, it is being administered by Artpace, and all post-sale matters (inclusive of invoicing and property pickup/shipment) will be handled by the organization. As such, Sotheby’s will share the contact details for the winning bidders with Artpace, so they may be in touch directly post-sale.
Gift of the Artist
Christian Marclay’s artistic practice includes an exploration of sound and transforming it into a visible, physical form through various mediums. One of his ongoing projects, Snapshots, depicts elements of sound the artist encounters in his everyday life. While in residency at Artpace San Antonio in Texas, Marclay photographed a shutdown record store and collage of records as part of this series. Like many of his other works, the photographs are a meditation and visual depiction of sound. Through the photographs, the viewer may imagine the sounds that might have occurred while the photo was taken, such as a busy street or a busy bar. Or the viewer may imagine the sounds that would have come from within the record store or the music on each record on display in the collage. The small indicators in the photos elicit a creative imagining of the possibilities of sound.