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Chen Zhen
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description
- Chen Zhen
- Lire les Cendres, Écouter le Silence 1994 - 1999
- plexiglass, glass, ash logs, metal and lamp
- 100 by 250 by 33cm.; 39 3/8 by 98 3/8 by 13in.
- Executed in 1994.
Provenance
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the lights are brighter in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. All electrical elements are in working order. Only visible when the work is deinstalled, there is a crack to the glass on the reverse, which has been stabilised.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Ashes are both the body of a disinfected memory and a fertilizing manure for the earth […] Newspapers are the ‘snapshot’of the times … Ashes are the ‘eternity’ of newspapers.”
Chen Zhen quoted in: Exhibition Catalogue, Turin, Galerie Perrotin, Chen Zhen, “Fragments d’éternité” 2014, online resource