Sale: 553 / Contemporary Day Sale, June 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 183

 

183
Isa Genzken
Weltempfänger "Aachenerstraße", 1992.
Telescopic antenna and iron wire in cast concrete
Estimate:
€ 35,000 / $ 38,500
Sold:
€ 158,750 / $ 174,625

(incl. surcharge)
Weltempfänger "Aachenerstraße". 1992.
Telescopic antenna and iron wire in cast concrete.
Signed, dated and inscribed "Aachenerstraße" on the underside. Concrete: 34.5 x 30.5 x 10 cm (13.5 x 12 x 3.9 in).
Total dimensions vary with the extension of the antena. [AR].

• Communication frozen in concrete: Isa Genzken robs the historical world receiver of its function and simultaneously elevates it to an art object.
• A unique sculpture from one of the German artist's most sought-after groups of works.
• Last year, the art magazine Monopol crowned Isa Genzken the most influential personality in the art world in 2023
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The work will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonné. We are grateful to Galerie Buchholz, Cologne, for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (obtained from family possession).




183
Isa Genzken
Weltempfänger "Aachenerstraße", 1992.
Telescopic antenna and iron wire in cast concrete
Estimate:
€ 35,000 / $ 38,500
Sold:
€ 158,750 / $ 174,625

(incl. surcharge)