Fred Wilson - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session New York Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Metro Pictures, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    50th Venice Biennale, Fred Wilson: Speak of Me as I Am, June 15 - November 2, 2003

  • Artist Biography

    Fred Wilson

    American • 1954

    For over three decades, conceptual artist Fred Wilson has drawn our attention to objects and cultural symbols as he brilliantly deconstructs social and historical narratives regarding art, culture and race. Wilson is perhaps best known for his 1992 landmark exhibition Mining the Museum, in which he created provocative tableaux by selecting and arranging objects from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society to confront politics of erasure and exclusion. In tandem with his project of creating site-specific installations as a form of institutional critique, Wilson also uses pre-existing objects as a springboard for new work to explore the role of creating and shaping meaning.

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Property from the Collection of Blake Byrne

410

Shatter

Murano glass candlesticks, water and food coloring, in 5 parts
overall 17 3/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (44.1 x 60 x 60 cm.)
Executed in 2003, this work is number 4 from an edition of 10, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $20,625

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Rebekah Bowling
Head of Day Sale, Afternoon Session
New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

New York Auction 15 May | On View at 450 Park Avenue