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Idris Khan
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Idris Khan
- Every... Page of the Holy Quran
- signed, dated 2004 and numbered 5/6 on the backing board
- lambda digital c-print mounted on aluminium
- 124.5 by 158.8cm.; 49 by 62 1/2 in.
- Executed in 2004, this work is number 5 from an edition of 6, plus 2 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Victoria Miro Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Brian Dillon, The Revelation of Erasure, Tate Etc., Autumn 2006, no. 8, illustration of another example
Adam Fuss, Idris Khan, BOMB Magazine, Fall 2007, no. 101, illustration of another example
Garrett Stewart, Bookwork: Medium to Object to Concept to Art, Chicago 2011, p. 225, illustration of another example
Adam Fuss, Idris Khan, BOMB Magazine, Fall 2007, no. 101, illustration of another example
Garrett Stewart, Bookwork: Medium to Object to Concept to Art, Chicago 2011, p. 225, illustration of another example
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Visible only when examined upon extremely close inspection in raking light, there are a few very thin and unobtrusive surface abrasions isolated towards the central vertical axis of the composition.
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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
Examples from this edition have been shown in many institutions and galleries around the world, such as the K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, the Gothenburg Kunsthalle, MoCA Toronto, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, MoCA Jacksonville, the Martin - Groupius - Bau in Berlin, the Baibakov Art Projects in Moscow, the CAF - Andalusian Center of Photography in Almeria, the Lewis Gluckman Gallery in Cork, the Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Aperture Foundation Gallery in New York, Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, the Helsinki Kunsthalle, the Musee De L'Elysee in Lausanne, the Galleria Corsco Como in Milan, the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art in Sunderland and the Pump House Gallery in London.