Contemporary Photographs
Contemporary Photographs
Simon Starling
Flaga (1972-2000)
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October 5, 06:56 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Simon Starling
b. 1967
Flaga (1972-2000)
a suite of 5 chromogenic prints, each flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, 2002, no. one in an edition of 10; accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity (6)
images: each 19 ½ by 24 in. (49.5 by 61 cm.)
frames: each 31 by 41 in. (78.7 by 104.1 cm.)
Toby Webster Ltd / The Modern Institute, Glasgow, 2006
These photographs depict a Fiat 126, a popular rear-engine economy car that was introduced in Turin, Italy, in 1972 and remained in production until 2000. Simon Starling drove this car from Italy to the factory in Poland where most of these Fiats were built. He changed a few parts to make it look like a Polish flag ('flaga' means flag in Polish), then drove it back to Turin to exhibit it in 2002 at Galleria Franco Noero, where it hung from a wall.