Estimation:
€800 - €1,200
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€2,886
Lot details
Gilbert and George and David Hockney dined at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 14th of May 1969 - 1969
Menu imprimé et morceaux de nourriture
25 x 20 cm (9 ¾ x 7 ¾ in.) - cadre
Provenance:
Collection Robert William Burke, Paris
Comment:
A printed menu with food scraps, framed
L’œuvre Gilbert and George and David Hockney dined at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 14th of May 1969 se compose d’un menu imprimé et de morceaux de nourriture provenant du repas des artistes avec David Hockney lors de “The Meal”, une de leurs premières performances artistiques (Sculpture Vivante) en
1969. La soirée, organisée par les artistes et conviant treize personnes est l’objet même de l’œuvre mêlant leur vie quotidienne à leur vision artistique : l’art et la vie ne
font qu’un.
The artwork Gilbert & George and David Hockney dined at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 14th of May 1969 consists of a printed menu and pieces of food from the meal shared by the artists with David Hockney during "The Meal", one of their first art performances (Living Sculpture) in 1969. The party, organised by the artists and hosting thirteen people, is the very object of the work, combining their daily life with their artistic vision: life and art are one and the same.
L’œuvre Gilbert and George and David Hockney dined at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 14th of May 1969 se compose d’un menu imprimé et de morceaux de nourriture provenant du repas des artistes avec David Hockney lors de “The Meal”, une de leurs premières performances artistiques (Sculpture Vivante) en
1969. La soirée, organisée par les artistes et conviant treize personnes est l’objet même de l’œuvre mêlant leur vie quotidienne à leur vision artistique : l’art et la vie ne
font qu’un.
The artwork Gilbert & George and David Hockney dined at 8 o'clock on Wednesday 14th of May 1969 consists of a printed menu and pieces of food from the meal shared by the artists with David Hockney during "The Meal", one of their first art performances (Living Sculpture) in 1969. The party, organised by the artists and hosting thirteen people, is the very object of the work, combining their daily life with their artistic vision: life and art are one and the same.
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