They point to what has been repressed or denied, to histories of colonialism, violence and economic crisis that still shape the present.
Jac Leirner, Corpus Delicti (Cloud), 19852018, luggage tags and brass, 34 1/4 x 53 1/2" @estherschippergallery at Art Basel Miami Beach, December 57. @jacleirner. #JacLeirner. #EstherSchipperGallery. @artbasel. #ABMB.
In this case, she had covered the gallery’s floor with gargantuan black and white prints and equipment that could have been lifted from a construction site: pipes, white crates, trash cans, and street barricades.
A wing of the restored museum will reopen in 2027.
Gerhard Richter, Elizabeth I (1966), sold for $39,100, more than the low estimate at AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald, Berlin. Offset print on lightweight card, 70.0 x 59.5cm. The work has not been traded before.
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