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Christian Boltanski
Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness
oxidized copper, wire, tin, candles and wax, in 6 parts
smallest figure 9.5 x 5.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
largest figure 14 x 6.9 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
overall installation dimensions variable
largest figure 14 x 6.9 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
overall installation dimensions variable
Executed in 1987, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
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'A good work of art can never be read in one way. My work is full of contradictions. An artwork is open - it is the spectators looking at the work who make the piece, using their own background. A lamp in my work might make you think of a police interrogation, but it's also religious, like a candle.' Christian Boltanski