ID 717628
Lot 308 | CANDICE BREITZ (B. 1972)
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
Becoming Meg (from the series Becoming)
dual-channel installation
duration: 00:56:03
Executed in 2003, this work is number three from an edition of three
Provenance
The Artist.
White Cube, London.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
White Cube, London.
Private Collection, London.
Exhibited
Oxford, Modern Art Oxford, Candice Breitz: re-animations, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, Candice Breitz Becoming, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Nürnberg, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, fuckin' trendy!, 2003-2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Sonnabend Gallery, Candice Breitz, 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Liverpool, FACT, Becoming, 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, The 1st at Moderna: Candice Breitz, 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Grahamstown, Albany History Museum, Through the looking glass, 2004 (another from the edition exhibited).
Braunschweig, Museum fu¨r Photographie Braunschweig, Aufruhr der Gefühle. Leidenschaften in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie, 2004-2005 (another from the edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Go¨ppingen, Kunsthalle Go¨ppingen.
Rivoli, Castello di Rivoli, From the Electronic Eye, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited, stills illustrated in colour, p. 24).
New York, David Zwirner, Girls on Film, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Katonah, Katonah Museum of Art, Wonder women: idols in contemporary art, 2006 (another from the edition exhibited).
León, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Candice Breitz: Exposicion Multiple/Multiple Exposure, 2007 (another from the edition exhibited, stills illustrated in colour, pp. 138-139).
Avignon, Collection Lambert Avignon, Candice Breitz: post script, 2008 (another from the edition exhibited).
Toronto, The Power Plant, Candice Breitz: Same Same, 2009 (another from the edition exhibited, stills illustrated in colour, unpaged).
Bregenz, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Candice Breitz: The Scripted Life, 2010 (another from the edition exhibited, stills illustrated in colour, unpaged).
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Post lot text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Another work from the series is currently held in the MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome.
Artist: | Candice Breitz (b. 1972) |
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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Africa, South Africa |
Artist: | Candice Breitz (b. 1972) |
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Art style: | Contemporary art |
Place of origin: | Africa, South Africa |
Address of auction |
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