Matthew Marks Gallery, New York Private Collection, Switzerland Sotheby's, New York, 11 May 2006, lot 446 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Catalogue Essay
'The clown is not about actuality. It’s the opposite, it’s of appearance; it’s a symbol. And the cloud, all it is is appearance; it’s moisture and air. Now this isn’t very interesting to me to break the thing down that way, but really, the two objects are immaterial realities. One in the fabric of nature and the other in the fabric of humankind, but both functioning exclusively through appearance. They have no other life. So that was how they came together.' - Roni Horn
c-print, in 6 parts each clowd 68 x 88.8 cm (26 3/4 x 34 7/8 in.) each cloun 68.5 x 68.5 cm (26 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.) Executed in 2000-01, this work is number 3 from an edition of 4.