Los Carpinteros - Latin America New York Wednesday, May 24, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galería Habana, Cuba
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014

  • Exhibited

    London, Parasol unit - foundation for contemporary art, Los Carpinteros, March 25 - May 24, 2015
    Walldorf, SAP Headquarters and Training Center, Un paseo de arte latino, October 21, 2016 - February 24, 2017

  • Artist Biography

    Los Carpinteros

    Cuban • N/A

    The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) was formed in 1992 and has since produced some of the most important contemporary art in Latin America. Originally comprised of Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodriguez and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in June 2003), the trio abandoned the concept of individual authorship and instead worked in the tradition of guild and artisan workshops. Their technically sophisticated drawings and sculptures are primarily inspired by design and architectural constructions, such as desks, chairs, armoires and other pieces of furniture. In illustrating seemingly banal objects, Los Carpinteros comment on materialism, highlighting the practicality as well as the uselessness of the depicted objects.

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Urbanización flotante

titled "Urbanización Flotante" lower center; further signed and dated "Los Carpinteros - Madrid, 2012" lower right
watecolor on paper
44 1/2 x 80 7/8 in. (113 x 205.4 cm)
Executed in 2012.

Estimate
$35,000 - 55,000 

Contact Specialist
Kaeli Deane
Head of Sale, Latin American Art
New York
+1 212 940 1352

Latin America

New York Auction 24 May 2017