Bügeleisen mit Teig. 1969.
SculptureHistoric iron and baked dough, lacquered, in wooden box with plexiglass pane on both sides.
Signed and dated on a side of the iron. Unique object from a series of 10 different pieces. 38 x 38 x 24.5 cm (14.9 x 14.9 x 9.6 in).
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• Unique piece from a series of 10 different pieces.
• Daniel Spoerri is one of the most important contemporary Swiss artists.
• Daniel Spoerri - the founder of Eat Art
• In his objects, he questions historical traditions and viewing habits by playing with emotional memories and sensual perception.
• In the year this work was created, Daniel Spoerri signed the "Nouveau Réalisme" manifesto formulated by Pierre Restany, which, following the demise of panel painting, called for actual reality rather than its depiction.

PROVENANCE: Camuffo, Venice.
Galerie Ziegler, Zürich
Galerie Levy, Hamburg
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG (acquired from the above in 2006).

EXHIBITION: Daniel Spoerri: Werke 1960-2001, Kunsthalle Villa Kobe, Halle, Kunstverein Lingen, 2001, Museum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, Museum of Contemporary Art Museum Ludwig, Budapest, 2002, Kunsthaus Wien, Haus der Kunst, Brünn, 2003, Galerie der Stadt Klagenfurt, Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Villa Steinbach, Mulhouse, 2004, Musée de Fribourg, 2005-2006, cat. p. 21 Museum Ludwig, Budapest, October 22 - November 24, 2002, p. 6
Lovis-Corinth-Preis 2016. Daniel Spoerri, Das offene Kunstwerk, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie , Regensburg, October 22, 2016 - February 26, 2017, cat. p. 41 with illustration and p. 142
Nouveaux Réalistes. Museo Comunale d'Arte Moderna di Ascona, May 25 - September 3, 2017, cat. p. 43 with color illu., illustrated in colors on cat.p. 41.
Daniel Spoerri. Ein Museum der Unordnung, Langen Foundation Neuss, September 7, 2021 - March 13, 2022, no catalog.

In good condition. Dough somewhat browned.[EH]