Swiss Made UNLOCKED
Swiss Made UNLOCKED
PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
MARINA ABRAMOVIC & ULAY | BALANCE PROOF, 1977
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June 30, 01:50 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 CHF
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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION
MARINA ABRAMOVIC (b. 1946) & ULAY (1943 - 2020)
BALANCE PROOF, 1977
Gelatin silver print with colophon folder (in presentation folder)
Signed and numbered 4/15 on the colophon folder
Each: 30.5 x 40.5 cm (unframed); 41 x 31 (in presentation folder)
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Galerie Marika Malacorda, Geneva, their sale
Hôtel des Ventes, Geneva, 29th September 2010, lot 1358, where acquired by the present owner
This series of photographs was taken during the 1977 performance by Marina Abramovic and Ulay at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire in Geneva. Part of the Relation Works series, they belong to one of the most important periods of Marina Abramovic’s oeuvre.
In this performance, an over-sized mirror separates the two artists. Standing nude on either side, Marina Abramovic and Ulay are not able to see or touch one another. The only link between them is the reflection in the mirror, suggesting a symbiotic relationship between the two bodies.
The set comes directly from the collection of Marika Malacorda, an avant-garde gallerist from Geneva and early supporter of the artist.