Lot 473
  • 473

James Turrell

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • James Turrell
  • The Light Underneath
  • LED panels, glass wall, Element Labs Versa Drive C1 and SanDisk Extreme III 1 GB Compact Flash Card
  • installation dimensions variable
  • Executed in 2006, this work is unique and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner 

Condition

This work is accompanied by the necessary artist certificate and installation instructions. Please note this lot does not include any of the fabrication materials.
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

"I feel that I want to use light as this wonderful and magic elixir that we drink as Vitamin D through the skin—and I mean, we are literally light-eaters—to then affect the way that we see. We live within this reality we create, and we’re quite unaware of how we create the reality. So the work is often a general koan into how we go about forming this world in which we live, in particular with seeing."
James Turrell