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Xu Bing
Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Xu Bing
- New English Calligraphy
- signed
- ink on paper scrolls, in 4 parts
- Each: 120 by 27 1/4 in. 304.8 by 69.2 cm.
- Executed circa 1999-2000.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is bright, clean and fresh. All four scrolls present subtle creases in the uppermost section, which is inherent to the way the works are stored. When the scrolls hang, the edges bow in slightly.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The text reads:
Quotations from Chairman Mao:
What then is the crux of the matter. In my opinion, it consists fundamentally of the problem of working for the masses and how to work for the masses. Unless these two problems are solved, or solved properly, our writers and artists will be ill adapted to their environment and their tasks and will come up against a series of difficulties from without and within.
We should take over the rich legacy and the good traditions in literature and art that have been handed down from past ages in China and foreign countries but the aim must still be to serve the masses of the people nor do we refuse to utilize the literary and artistic forms of the past but in our hands these old forms remoulded and infused with new content also become something revolutionary in the service of the people.
Whether more advanced or elementary all our literature and art for the masses of the people and in the first place for the workers peasants and soldiers they are created for the workers peasants and soldiers and are for their use.
From Mao Ze Dong “Talks at the Yanan Forum on Literature and Art” May Twenty-Third, Nineteen Forty-Two
Xu Bing
Quotations from Chairman Mao:
What then is the crux of the matter. In my opinion, it consists fundamentally of the problem of working for the masses and how to work for the masses. Unless these two problems are solved, or solved properly, our writers and artists will be ill adapted to their environment and their tasks and will come up against a series of difficulties from without and within.
We should take over the rich legacy and the good traditions in literature and art that have been handed down from past ages in China and foreign countries but the aim must still be to serve the masses of the people nor do we refuse to utilize the literary and artistic forms of the past but in our hands these old forms remoulded and infused with new content also become something revolutionary in the service of the people.
Whether more advanced or elementary all our literature and art for the masses of the people and in the first place for the workers peasants and soldiers they are created for the workers peasants and soldiers and are for their use.
From Mao Ze Dong “Talks at the Yanan Forum on Literature and Art” May Twenty-Third, Nineteen Forty-Two
Xu Bing