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Matthew Barney
Sweet Bolus (for Parkett)
1995
Cast sugar and Viratex epoxy resin on satin ribbon with single cultured pearl,
overall 26 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (67.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
signed and numbered 44/50 in black ink on the Certificate of Authenticity (there were also 25 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Parkett Editions, New York and Zurich.
Full-Cataloguing
A crystallization of energies. A cast-sugar dumbbell appears as a scepter waiting to be wielded, cushioned on a white satin ribbon, studded with a perfect pearl.