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Lot 54: Tony Matelli (b. 1971)

Est: £18,000 GBP - £22,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomApril 20, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Tony Matelli (b. 1971)
Fuck'd
silicone, polyurethane, yak hair, metal, weapons, tools and cotton t-shirt
(i) 83 x 41 x 46in. (211 x 104.2 x 106.8cm.)
(ii) 8 x 25 x 4in. (20.3 x 63.5 x 102cm.)
Executed in 2004

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Dornbirn, Kunstraum Dornbirn, Fucked and The Oracle, September-November 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Leo Koenig Inc., Leaving Cockaigne, March-April 2005.
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Baroque Biology, 2007.
Madrid, ALCALÁ 31-Scala de Exposiciones, Esculturismos, La Suma de Todas, May-July 2008.

Literature

Ebert, Sandra and Michael Wand, 'Art Cologne: der Chef Zigt Ihnen, Was Sie Sehen Mussen', in Express, October 2004, p. 4.
We Can Do It!, exh. cat., Moscow, Tatintsian Gallery, 2007 (illustrated, unpaged).
Betes et Hommes, exh. cat., Paris, Grande Halle de la Villette, 2008 (illustrated, unpaged.)

Provenance

Leo Koenig, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Auction Details

Post-War & Contemporary Art

by
Christie's
April 20, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK