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Lot 26 Jan Henderikse. You tall and blonde, me dark …
You tall and blonde, me dark with glasses. 1990. Sechsteilige Arbeit. Je Siebdruck auf Leinwand. Maße je ca. 40,5 x 50,5 cm. 5 Arbeiten je verso auf dem Keilrahmen signiert, datiert und nummeriert sowie mit Editionsstempel, 1 Arbeit verso auf der Leinwand signiert, datiert, ortsbezeichnet sowie mit weiteren Angaben. Zusammen mit 1 Bl. Kolophon (hierauf zusätzlich signiert und nummeriert) eingestellt in Orig.-Plexiglasbox (41 x 51 x 10 cm). - In den Kanten punktuell mit leichter Oberflächenbereibung, partiell mit schwacher und kaum merklicher Oberflächenanschmutzung. Insgesamt sehr gut. Durchweg prachtvolle, tiefschwarze Drucke der mehrteiligen Arbeit.
ZERO – Melissen/Wiehager a333, S. 239. - Eines von nur 8 Exemplaren. - Hg. Kunst Editions, New York. - Druck bei Art Flag Company, Inc., New York. - Herstellung der Plexiglasbox durch Mallearble, Boston. - Jan Henderikse war Mitbegründer der niederländischen NUL-Gruppe und stand in enger Verbindung zur internationalen ZERO-Bewegung. Er strebte in seinem Werk nach einer Neutralisierung des künstlerischen Ausdrucks durch serielle und alltägliche Materialien. In "You tall and blonde, me dark with glasses" überträgt er dieses Prinzip auf den Bereich der Sprache: Sechs serigraphierte Leinwände zeigen Textfragmente aus Kontaktanzeigen als Folge zufälliger Begegnungen, welche als sprachliche "Readymades" individuelle Sehnsucht und soziale Typisierung zugleich offenlegen. Henderikse transformiert damit Formen privater Kommunikation in konzeptuelle Strukturen und verdeutlicht, wie Identität und Begehren in standardisierten Mustern gesellschaftlicher Selbstbeschreibung erscheinen.
ZERO – You tall and blonde, me dark with glasses. 1990. Six-part work. Each silkscreen on canvas. Five works signed, dated and numbered on the stretcher on the reverse, as well as stamped with the edition number, one work signed, dated, and with further inscription on the reverse of the canvas. Together with 1 sheet of colophon (additionally signed and numbered) in original Plexiglas box. - Occasional slight surface rubbing on the edges, partially with faint and barely noticeable surface soiling. Overall very good. Splendid, deep black impressions throughout of the multi-part work. - One of only 8 copies. - Published by Kunst Editions, New York. - Printed by Art Flag Company, Inc., New York. - Plexiglas box manufactured by Mallearble, Boston. - Jan Henderikse was a co-founder of the Dutch NUL group and was closely associated with the international ZERO movement. In his work, he sought to neutralise artistic expression through serial and everyday materials. In 'You tall and blonde, me dark with glasses,' he transfers this principle to the realm of language: six serigraphed canvases depict text fragments from contact ads as a series of chance encounters, which, as linguistic 'readymades,' reveal both individual longing and social typification. Henderikse thus transforms forms of private communication into conceptual structures and illustrates how identity and desire appear in standardised patterns of social self-description.
Startprice: 1200 €
Estimate: 1400 €
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