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Martin Creed
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Martin Creed
- Work NO.200: Half the air in a given space
- White 12 in. (30.5 cm) qualatex balloons
- overall dimensions variable: calculate the volume of a chosen space. Using air, blow up white, 12 in. balloons until they occupy half the volume of the space
- Executed in 1998, this work is unique.
Provenance
Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva
Pierre Huber, Geneva
Christie's, New York, Beyond: Selections from the Pierre Huber Collection, 26 February 2007, Lot 58 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Pierre Huber, Geneva
Christie's, New York, Beyond: Selections from the Pierre Huber Collection, 26 February 2007, Lot 58 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Exh. Cat., Warsaw, Center for Contemporary Art Ujadowski Castle, Martin Creed: the whole world + the work = the whole world, 2004, pp. 8-9, illustrated
Condition
The work of art is the certificate of authenticity, which will allow the purchaser to have the work realized at their own specifications and expense. Sotheby's would be delighted to assist the successful purchaser with contact arrangements with the studio or gallery in order to facilitate the realization of this work.
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
“Mr. Creed has created a kind of anti-spectacle, a strange, discombobulated whole greater than the sum of its parts, in which the building is a co-star.”
Roberta Smith, "The Back Door", New York Times, 9 June 2016, p. C19
Roberta Smith, "The Back Door", New York Times, 9 June 2016, p. C19