Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 1
Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 2
Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 3
Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 4
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Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 6
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Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 8
Ai Weiwei (né en 1957) - photo 9

Ai Weiwei (né en 1957)

Lot 80
21.09.2022 15:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 10 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 813914
Lot 80 | Ai Weiwei (né en 1957)
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
Ai Weiwei (né en 1957)

To Fight with Crossed Arms, 2007

4 tirages chromogéniques

signé et inscrit 'Gutierrez + Portefaix' au feutre (au dos de l'un des tirages); numérotés '10/18' au feutre (au dos)

chaque image : 50 x 25 cm.

chaque feuille : 55 x 30 cm.

Réalisées en 2007 pour la 52ème Biennale de Venise, ces œuvres sont les numéros dix d’une édition de dix-huit exemplaires et deux épreuves d'artiste.



signed and inscribed 'Gutierrez + Portefaix' with felt pen (on the reverse of a print); numbered '10/18' with felt pen (on the reverse)

4 chromogenic prints

each image: 19 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.

each sheet: 21 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.

Executed in 2007 for the 52nd Venice Biennale, these works are number ten from an edition of eighteen and two artist's proofs.





Provenance

MAP [Gutierrez +Portefaix]

Acquis auprès de celui-ci en 2007





Post lot text

« Tenir une brique, montrer une brique, lancer une brique, mettre une brique sur la tête, chacune présentant quatre rôles - l'architecte, le conservateur, le critique, l'artiste ». - Ai Weiwei
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‌'‌'To hold a brick, to show a brick, to throw a brick, to put a brick on the head, each presenting four positions - the architect, the curator, the critic, the artist.'' - Ai Weiwei
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