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David Hammons
African American Flag
- Estimate
- $6,000 - 8,000
$16,250
Lot Details
printed fabric with painted wood pole
flag 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm.)
pole 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
pole 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm)
Signed "Hammons" lower left. This work is from an edition of 100.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
"They call my art what it is. A lot of times I don't know what it is because I'm so close to it. I'm just in the process of trying to complete it. I think someone said all work is political the moment that last brushstroke is put on it. Then it's political, but before that it's alive and its being made." - David Hammons, 1986
Provenance
Exhibited
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David Hammons
American | 1943Few artists are afforded the liberty to dictate exhibition schedules and public appearances, but David Hammons eschews the spotlight and rebels against the conventions of the art world. Whether intentionally or not, Hammons creates works so laden with spell-binding metaphor that they have become symbols for movements both in the art world as well as in the public domain. (His now-iconic In the Hood sculpture has been used by Black Lives Matter activist group.)Hammons doesn't work in mediums or any formal or academic theory—he famously has said, "I can't stand art actually." Still, with controversial works including his PETA-paint-splashed Fur Coat sculpture, Hammons remains one of contemporary art's most watched artists. Hammons also doesn't frequently exhibit, and his last major gallery show, 2016's "Five Decades," only featured 34 works. With a controlled market, Hammons saw Untitled, a basketball hoop with dangling candelabra, achieve $8 million at Phillips in 2013.
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