Jac Leirner - Latin America New York Monday, May 23, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Santiago de Compostela, Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporánea, Exposición 93, November 22 - March 23, 2014

  • Artist Biography

    Jac Leirner

    Brazilian • 1961

    Considered one of Brazil's most important contemporary artists, Jac Leirner manipulates found materials to create work that offers biting social commentary on the economy and consumer culture. She was born in 1961 in São Paulo to prominent patrons of Brazilian art. The importance of "collecting" has always been integral in Leriner's life, as her father, Adolfo Leirner, was a prominent collector of Neo-Concrete art. While the artist's parents were interested in collecting quality pieces, Leirner asserts that her interest lies in amassing large quantities of found objects. Leirner configures these found objects into numerous patterns, creating large sculptural installations that explore themes of space, color and materiality.

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Corpus delicti

1993
found airplane pillows
100 1/2 x 15 x 4 in. (255.3 x 38.1 x 10.2 cm)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, on April 26 and dated April 26, 2014.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000 

Sold for $43,750

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Latin America

New York Auction 23 May 2016