Lot 2
Back side
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Tony Cragg
Never Mind, 2013.
stainless steel
Estimate:
€ 120,000 / $ 132,000 Sold:
€ 279,400 / $ 307,340 (incl. surcharge)
Never Mind. 2013.
stainless steel.
From an edition of 5 copies. 75 x 58 x 61 cm (29.5 x 22.8 x 24 in).
Unique object due to the manufacturing process and the manual finish.
• Tony Cragg is considered one of the most important international sculptors of our time.
• The Turner Prize (1988) from the Tate Gallery and the Praemium Imperiale (2007) from the Japanese Imperial Family are just two of the many awards Cragg has received.
• Tony Cragg's sculptures are part of many important public collections, such as the Tate Gallery, London, the Ludwig Museum, Cologne, and the Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal.
• Archaic, elementary abstraction in technically perfect erotic forms.
• Spectacular all-around view.
With the gallery certificate signed by the artist (in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
EXHIBITION: Tony Cragg - Parts of the world, Retrospektive. Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, April 19 - August 14, 2016, p. 275 and illustrated on p. 374 (different copy).
Sculpting means that an artist uses a material as an extension of himself and enters into a dialogue with the material to discover and create something new: poetry." Tony Cragg, quoted from: John Wood, Ein Interview mit Tony Cragg, in: ex. cat. Tony Cragg. In and Out of Material, Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, 2006/2007, p. 142
stainless steel.
From an edition of 5 copies. 75 x 58 x 61 cm (29.5 x 22.8 x 24 in).
Unique object due to the manufacturing process and the manual finish.
• Tony Cragg is considered one of the most important international sculptors of our time.
• The Turner Prize (1988) from the Tate Gallery and the Praemium Imperiale (2007) from the Japanese Imperial Family are just two of the many awards Cragg has received.
• Tony Cragg's sculptures are part of many important public collections, such as the Tate Gallery, London, the Ludwig Museum, Cologne, and the Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal.
• Archaic, elementary abstraction in technically perfect erotic forms.
• Spectacular all-around view.
With the gallery certificate signed by the artist (in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
EXHIBITION: Tony Cragg - Parts of the world, Retrospektive. Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, April 19 - August 14, 2016, p. 275 and illustrated on p. 374 (different copy).
Sculpting means that an artist uses a material as an extension of himself and enters into a dialogue with the material to discover and create something new: poetry." Tony Cragg, quoted from: John Wood, Ein Interview mit Tony Cragg, in: ex. cat. Tony Cragg. In and Out of Material, Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, 2006/2007, p. 142
Cragg creates layered forms with a slight sense of dynamism, allowing a momentum to emerge that finds its counterpoint in the highly polished surface. We perceive the sculpture differently with each of our movements, gaining a new impression and meaning. It is precisely this diversity that is the key to Tony Cragg's fascinating sculptures. With each glance, we discover new perspectives and expand our realm of associations and reflections. This variability and openness always make the objects appear warm and friendly, even though stainless steel is commonly perceived as cold and technical. With great dynamic elegance and aesthetic perfection, Cragg transforms the stainless steel that glistens like liquid silver into a form that celebrates its qualities and opens up an infinite range of connotations for the imaginative observer. This detailed treatment of the surfaces explains why Tony Cragg's limited-edition pieces are considered unique because every surface is different.
“Movement has to do with material. What else should move if not material? There is no movement in a vacuum. Light, intelligence, and emotions are material phenomena in the widest sense. This shows us what we can expect from the material.” (Tony Cragg, in an interview with Helga Meister, in Kunstforum International, vol. 200) Cragg provides a new perspective on this material. He challenges us to let go of all our viewing and thinking habits, and in doing so, he points out the way to a new view of the world. [EH]
“Movement has to do with material. What else should move if not material? There is no movement in a vacuum. Light, intelligence, and emotions are material phenomena in the widest sense. This shows us what we can expect from the material.” (Tony Cragg, in an interview with Helga Meister, in Kunstforum International, vol. 200) Cragg provides a new perspective on this material. He challenges us to let go of all our viewing and thinking habits, and in doing so, he points out the way to a new view of the world. [EH]
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Tony Cragg
Never Mind, 2013.
stainless steel
Estimate:
€ 120,000 / $ 132,000 Sold:
€ 279,400 / $ 307,340 (incl. surcharge)