Lot 78: LITTLEWHITEHEAD (B. 1980 & B. 1985) Sentient Orbs shoes, chinos, sweater

LITTLEWHITEHEAD (B. 1980 & B. 1985) Sentient Orbs shoes, chinos, sweater, balloons, wire and stufing 98¡ x 78æ x 78æin. (250 x 200 x 200cm.) Executed in 2009

EXHIBITED: Edinburgh, Talbot Rice Gallery, Grey Matter, 2009. London, Saatchi Gallery, Newspeak, British Art Now, 2010-2011 (illustrated in colour, pp. 171-172). This exhibition later travelled to St. Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum and Adelaide, The Art Gallery of South Australia. Enschede, Concordia, Nothing Comes to Mind, 2014. ’By using a visual language that is accessible (which a lot of our work is), it allows most people to relate to the work and bring to it their own histories and social-political circumstances. If our art manages to generate interest and dialogue with an audience, we’re content.’ –LITTLEWHITEHEAD

PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artists by the present owner in 2009.