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YTO BARRADA | The Snail
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Yto Barrada
- The Snail
- image: 148.5 by 148.5 cm.; 58 1/4 by 58 1/4 in.
- frame: 150 by 150 cm.; 59 by 59 in.
signed, dated '2009/2011' and numbered '1/5' on a label attached to the reversec-print mounted on aluminiumExecuted in 2009-11, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5.
Provenance
Pace Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Chicago, The Renaissance Society; Berlin, Deutsche Guggenheim; Birmingham, Ikon Gallery, 'Yto Barrada: Riffs', March - July 2012 (edition no. unknown)
London, Pace Gallery, 'Yto Barrada: Mobilier Urbain', May - July 2012 (edition no. unknown)
Hamburg, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, 'Yto Barrada: La Courte Echelle (Rauberleiter)', September - October 2013 (edition no. unknown)
London, Pace Gallery, 'Yto Barrada: Mobilier Urbain', May - July 2012 (edition no. unknown)
Hamburg, Sfeir-Semler Gallery, 'Yto Barrada: La Courte Echelle (Rauberleiter)', September - October 2013 (edition no. unknown)
Condition
This work is in very good condition.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
With work in the collections of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate in London, to name but a few, the art world is closely following Yto Barrada’s ascent. Based in Tangier, Morocco, Yto Barrada’s work captures a postcolonial world, often in its physical manifestation but equally metaphorically. Trees and other natural elements often feature as metaphors of resistance and strength, as is beautifully captured in The Snail.