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Frieze Week New York 2015

Frieze Week New York (May 13 - 17)

     This week the global art world descends on New York as the Frieze Art Fair, held on Randall’s Island in a tent under the RFK Triborough Bridge, leads an impressive roster of shows. Frieze is synonymous with the best in contemporary art, offering works from more than 175 international galleries. Among the blue-chip 1stdibs dealers participating in the fair are Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Lehmann Maupin, Salon 94 and Paul Kasmin, which is presenting “a range of brand new sculpture and works across mediums, including photographs by Tina Barney,” according to the gallery's Danielle Mayer.

     Beyond Frieze, Art Miami New York and NADA offer a mix of established and emerging artists at more accessible price points. Additionally, Collective, in the western reaches of Soho, presents premier examples of design, with a focus on 20th-century modernism, from Scandinavian craftsmanship to Italian postmodernism, as well as cutting-edge works by contemporary makers.

     Whether or not you’re attending this week’s festivities, here you can browse — at a decidedly leisurely pace — our editors’ favorite pieces from 1stdibs dealers exhibiting at these shows.

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Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculpture, "3 Torsos"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original figurative sculpture by San Diego artist, Susan Hawkins. Its dimensions are 9x8.5x.2.25. It is made of bronze. A certificate of authenticity will fol...
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2010s Abstract Frieze Week New York 2015

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Metal

'Great Crested Grebe' by Richard Smith Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Sculpture
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Great Crested Grebe' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

20th Century Modern Bronze nude and figurative sculpture 'Sienna' by Carl Payne
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sienna' by Carl Payne is a 20th Century Modern Bronze, nude and figurative sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Grebe ' Solid Bronze swimming Bird Wildlife & Nature Sculpture, blue and white
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Grebe' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Robin' A Modern British Bronze Bird Sculpture. Wildlife & Nature Sculpture
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Robin' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed graduated Patina really adds to the depth of the work. Richard Smith works as a part-time sculptor and a part-time gamekeeper on an estate in Hertfordshire, England. On seeing his sculptures the viewer cannot deny Smith's knowledge and love of the animals he creates. Each piece he creates he pays homage to nature and wildlife. Richard J. Smith was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK in 1955. He studied illustration at Luton School of Art to a high standard and graduated with a diploma in Technical & Scientific Illustration. He was soon offered a job as a medical artist at the John Radcliffe teaching hospital in Oxford. In 1978 he was painting for galleries as a full time artist with his depictions of wildlife. He has gained an international reputation for his work and is best known for his superb paintings of fish and water. He has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Patersons in London, The Sportsman's Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA and the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Phillips. In the latter part of 2007, Richard was commissioned to produce several fish paintings, for the Sultan of Oman. Callaghan Fine Paintings has commissioned a series of fantastic animal pieces. Including life size bronze birds; the elusive Snipe sitting atop a fence post; and the beautiful Little Blue penguin, a native of New Zealand. His works are all studied from life whilst either out in the field or in a museum with taxidermy. With incredible attention to detail Richard has breathed fresh air into this medium. Edition of 25 'Robin' A Modern British Bronze...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Elephant' Bronze Wildlife contemporary sculpture of an African Elephant. Brown
By Tobias Martin
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Elephant' by Tobias Martin is a Solid Bronze Animal Sculpture. Tobias Martin was born in 1972 in Wiltshire, 12 miles from Stonehenge. Influenced by his idyllic rural upbringing, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Mallard' Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Duck, Green Wildlife & Nature
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Mallard' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Contemporary Wildlife Bronze Sculpture 'Baby Elephant' of small African elephant
By Tobias Martin
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Baby Elephant' by Tobias Martin is a Solid Bronze Animal Sculpture. Tobias Martin graduated currently lives and works in London. His work can b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Grouse' Contemporary Bronze Country Wildlife Bird Sculpture, patinated brown
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Grouse'' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

'Shaggy Ink Cap Mushroom' Contemporary bronze sculpture of a British Mushroom
By Richard Smith
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shaggy Ink Cap Mushroom' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture of a British Mushroom in Nature. The patina you see is what makes this piece so lifelike, rarely seen in bronze tod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Sculpture 'Cock Pheasant' by Richard Smith
By Richard Smith b.1955
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Cock Pheasant' by Richard Smith has a real elegance in it's pose. The piece is a perfect addition to any collector of wildlife sculpture or outdoor enthusiast. Richard Smith has gained an international reputation for his works of art, he has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Pattersons in London, The Sportsman’s Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA, the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Phillips. In 2013 Callaghans of Shrewsbury...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Maestro (walnut wood bird abstract art zen sculpture pedestal minimal)
By Eric Tardif
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This steam-bent wooden sculpture is made of walnut with a granite base. The wood grain and the color are uniqueness of this sculpture. The wood has magnificent stripe patterns of paler and darker colors. One of them is to stay positive and keep hope. In some cultures, a heron symbolizes contemplation, vigilance, divine wisdom, and inner quietness. As a Chinese symbol, a heron represents strength, purity, patience and long life. In Africa, herons were thought to communicate with the Gods. The elegance and purity of the lines are reminiscent of Native American art from Western Canada.The elegance and purity of the lines are reminiscent of Native American art from Western Canada including that of Benjamin Chee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Frieze Week New York 2015

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Granite

White Hawk 2
By Sibylle Peretti
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Frieze Week New York 2015

"Village", abstract sculpture, wood, geometry, circle, square, variable
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Village" is an abstract sculpture by Stan Olthuis composed of seven boards of poplar wood with acrylic paint. The boards can be arranged as shown or othe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Frieze Week New York 2015

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Wood, Acrylic

Untitled
By Beverly Pepper
Located in New York, NY
Beverly Pepper Untitled, 1982-1983 steel and iron 33h x 27.50w x 10d in
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1980s Abstract Frieze Week New York 2015

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Steel, Iron

Resin and Concrete Made Sculpture with Hip-pop & Chinese Culture Fusion Style
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Scarecrow 稻草人 ( Limited Edition of 9 ) A scarecrow is a symbol of a farm guard which is designed as a human-liked figure dressed in old clothes. It is placed at farmlands to keep birds from disturbing and eating growing seeds and crops. In 2020, when the whole world was suffering the damages of COVID-19 pandemic and we realised how vulnerable human beings are in this global disaster. People looked for different solutions to defend life such as medical treatments as well as financial support. As an artist, Huang Yu Long...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Concrete

Sin Título II - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron rods
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Iron

Blume des Lebens ( Flower Of Life ) Gilded Hand-Carved Wood by Udo Haderlein
By Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Handcut wood from one piece of wood relief with 24 carat gold plating on the surface. Impressive work of fine art made by Udo Haderlein in 2013. This is a very fine example of his wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Gold Leaf

Elegant Work of Art Ideal for Any Space, Copper Encounter
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Gesso, Resin, Varnish, Acrylic

Pair of Modernist Geometric String Sculptures
Located in Milford, NH
A pair of modern geometric string art sculptures featuring nailwork on a gray fabric covered board or panel, unsigned, in custom plexiglass cases....
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20th Century Modern Frieze Week New York 2015

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Metal

GOWN OF BLUEPRINT
By Lesley Dill
Located in New York, NY
hand-painted metal with oil paint on metal armature text by Tom Sleigh: BLUEPRINT - 2007 I had a blueprint of history in my head — it was a history of the martyrs of love, the fool...
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2010s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Metal

Arrel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Mahogany Wood, Roots
By Joaquim Ingravidesa
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mahogany roots with gold leaf The Ingravidesa Sculpture Alliance is formed by an international group of sculptors and designers who collaborate to create abstract sculpture inspired by nature. They often work together for months on monumental projects. The pieces are the result of collaborations where each artist and craftsman are invited to assist in the creation of these sculptures. Their mahogany and teak root sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Gold Leaf

Jaula Roja - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Found Objects, Mixed Media

Visión Laberíntica I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Iron

Untitled (Exotic Dancer)
Located in New York, NY
Tomata du Plenty Untitled (Exotic Dancer) 1990 Signed and dated, verso Acrylic and rhinestones on wood 47 x 24 inches (119.4 x 61 cm) This work is o...
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1990s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Acrylic, Wood

"Petit masque découpé Montserrat", 20th Century Bronze by Julio González
Located in Madrid, ES
JULIO GONZÁLEZ Spanish, 1876 - 1942 PETIT MASQUE DÉCOUPÉ MONTSERRAT signed "GONZALEZ" 5 of an edition of 9 Cire Perdue "C. VALSUANI" foundry seal bronze...
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1930s Cubist Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
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20th Century Academic Frieze Week New York 2015

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Limestone

I Search in Snow IV
By Sibylle Peretti
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Frieze Week New York 2015

From Huichol ALTERATIONS Series "X-Man"
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
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2010s Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Resin, Mixed Media

Hip-hop Hoodie Sculpture Bronze & Aluminium made, Limited Editions available
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Hulu 葫芦 (Edition of 8) Aluminium Mixed Bronze Hulu is bottle gourd in Chinese pronunciation. It is a vegetable with serpentine bottle-shaped. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Cornelis Zitman, Divertimiento, 1973, Bronze, 72 x 34 x 45 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Cornelis Zitman Divertimiento, 1973 Bronze, AP 72 x 34 x 45 cm 28.3 x 13.3 x 17.7 in. Cornelis Zitman (1926-2016) Born in Leiden in a family of builders, he enters the Fine Arts ...
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1970s Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Elegant Ceramic Wall Art Composition for Color Lovers
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Sandstone

Beautiful Aqua Ceramic Composition
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Sandstone

Acrobat Family - Bronze Sculpture by Arturo Martini - 1936
By Arturo Martini
Located in Roma, IT
Acrobat Family is an original artwork realized by Arturo Martini in 1936. Bronze sculpture with wooden base. Provenance: Pecci Blunt Collection. Published in the general catalogue...
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1930s Modern Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

"Weekend Getaway" figurative bronze wall sculpture love couple travel enjoy life
By Mireia Serra
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Weekend Getaway is a wall sculpture that captures snapshot of loving couples. Edition Size: 18. Sculpture for wall easily hung with 3 screws/nails. BIOGRAPHY OF MIREIA SERRA Mireia...
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2010s Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Steel, Bronze

I Search in Snow II
By Sibylle Peretti
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Frieze Week New York 2015

Renée Sintenis Bronze Sculpture Young Elephant, 1926
By Renée Sintenis
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculpture conceived in 1926 by Renée Sintenis ( 1888-1965 ). Bronze with brown patina. On hind foot monogramed: RS Dimensions; Height: 3.54 in ( 9 cm )...
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1920s Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Grasp 1/9
By Maxwell Carraher
Located in Napa, CA
Maxwell Carraher is a third generation fine artist living and working in Los Angeles.​ "I've been working in the medium of clay since I was a child. I often find the communication I ...
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2010s Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Pez Fanal - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Found Objects, Mixed Media

Máscara Azteca - 21st Cent, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Found Objects, Mixed Media

Snowflakes Glass-made sculpture sends peace and love message. Limited edition 8
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Snowflake#1 雪花#1 Overwhelmed by the outbursts of terror and violence that have been recently taking place on the streets across the world, Huang Yulong created new Snowflakes series made of crystal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Stainless Steel

8 inch Grey Concrete Figure Planter
By Dez Einswell
Located in Draper, UT
Concrete Sculptural Planter inspired by En Iwamura Vessels 8 inch Tall / Hand casted and pigmented. 1 of 1 (Last picture is not actual vessel, it is a different variant but is pict...
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2010s Frieze Week New York 2015

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Concrete

8 inch Colored Concrete Figure Planter
By Dez Einswell
Located in Draper, UT
Concrete Sculptural Planter inspired by En Iwamura Vessels 8 inch Tall / Hand casted and pigmented. 1 of 1 (Last picture is not actual vessel, it is a different variant but is pict...
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2010s Frieze Week New York 2015

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Concrete

Porcelain Sculpture With Skull Shape In White & Gold Color, Removable Cover
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Roses and skulls were the first batch of products produced by Yulong Lab under the name of the studio at that time. The original intention of this design was to focus on people who a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Porcelain

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Three Acrobats, signed mounted on black marble plinth 24.5"h x 14"w x 7"d (bronze alone) Chaim Gross (March 17, 1904 – May 5, 1991) was an American modernist sculptor and educator. Gross was born to a Jewish family in Austrian Galicia, in the village of Wolowa (now known as Mezhgorye, Ukraine), in the Carpathian Mountains. In 1911, his family moved to Kolomyia (which was annexed into the Ukrainian USSR in 1939 and became part of newly independent Ukraine in 1991). When World War I ended, Gross and brother Avrom-Leib went to Budapest to join their older siblings Sarah and Pinkas. Gross applied to and was accepted by the art academy in Budapest and studied under the painter Béla Uitz, though within a year a new regime under Miklos Horthy took over and attempted to expel all Jews and foreigners from the country. After being deported from Hungary, Gross began art studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, Austria shortly before immigrating to the United States in 1921. Gross's studies continued in the United States at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, where he studied with Elie Nadelman and others, and at the Art Students League of New York, with Robert Laurent. He also attended the Educational Alliance Art School, studying under Abbo Ostrowsky, at the same time as Moses Soyer and Peter Blume. In 1926 Gross began teaching at The Educational Alliance, and continued teaching there for the next 50 years. Louise Nevelson was among his students at the Alliance (in 1934), during the time she was transitioning from painting to sculpture. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he exhibited at the Salons of America exhibitions at the Anderson Galleries and, beginning in 1928, at the Whitney Studio Club. In 1929, Gross experimented with printmaking, and created an important group of 15 linocuts and lithographs of landscapes, New York City streets and parks, women in interiors, the circus, and vaudeville. The entire suite is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gross returned to the medium of printmaking in the 1960s, and produced approximately 200 works in the medium over the next two decades. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes, Judaica, balancing acrobats, cyclists, trapeze artists and mothers and children convey joyfulness, modernism, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Jewish Hasidic heritage, which teaches that only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God. In March 1932 Gross had his first solo exhibition at Gallery 144 in New York City. For a short time they represented Gross, as well as his friends Milton Avery, Moses Soyer, Ahron Ben-Shmuel and others. Gross was primarily a practitioner of the direct carving method, with the majority of his work being carved from wood. Other direct carvers in early 20th-century American art include William Zorach, Jose de Creeft, and Robert Laurent. Works by Chaim Gross can be found in major museums and private collections throughout the United States, with substantial holdings (27 sculptures) at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. A key work from this era, now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is the 1932 birds-eye maple Acrobatic Performers, which is also only one and one quarter inch thick. In 1933 Gross joined the government's PWAP (Public Works of Art Project), which transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross worked for later in the 1930s. Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commission Building, and for the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Artists for Victory" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, at several functions in New York City where Weizmann was speaking, Gross completed the bust in bronze later that year. Gross returned to Israel for three months in 1951 (the second of many trips there in the postwar years) to paint a series of 40 watercolors of life in various cities. This series was exhibited at the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) in 1953. In the 1950s Gross began to make more bronze sculptures alongside his wood and stone pieces, and in 1957 and 1959 he traveled to Rome to work with famed bronze foundries including the Nicci foundry. At the end of the decade Gross was working primarily in bronze which allowed him to create open forms, large-scale works and of course, multiple casts. Gross's large-scale bronze The Family, donated to New York City in 1991 in honor of Mayor Ed Koch, and installed at the Bleecker Street Park at 11th street, is now a fixture of Greenwich Village. In 1959, a survey of Gross's sculpture in wood, stone, and bronze was featured in the exhibit Four American Expressionists curated by Lloyd Goodrich at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with work by Abraham Rattner, Doris Caesar, and Karl Knaths. In 1976, a selection from Gross's important collection of historic African sculpture, formed since the late 1930s, was exhibited at the Worcester Art Museum in the show The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross. Gross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1981. In 1984, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, with Jacob Lawrence and Lukas Foss. In the fall of 1991, Allen Ginsberg gave an important tribute to Gross at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which is published in their Proceedings. In 1994, Forum Gallery, which now represents the Chaim Gross estate, held a memorial exhibition featuring a sixty-year survey of Gross's work. Gross was a professor of printmaking and sculpture at both the Educational Alliance and the New School for Social Research in New York City, as well as at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the MoMA art school, the Art Student's League and the New Art School (which Gross ran briefly with Alexander Dobkin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Frieze Week New York 2015

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Marble, Bronze

Porcelain Skull Sculpture In White & Red Color, Removable Cover available now
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Roses and skulls were the first batch of products produced by Yulong Lab under the name of the studio at that time. The original intention of this design was to focus on people who a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Porcelain

Porcelain Sculpture With Skull Shape In Silver Color, Removable Cover
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Roses and skulls were the first batch of products produced by Yulong Lab under the name of the studio at that time. The original intention of this design was to focus on people who a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Porcelain

Porcelain Sculpture With Skull Shape In Red & Gold Color, Removable Cover
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Roses and skulls were the first batch of products produced by Yulong Lab under the name of the studio at that time. The original intention of this design was to focus on people who a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Sculpture With Skull Shape In Gold Color, Removable Cover
By Huang Yulong
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Roses and skulls were the first batch of products produced by Yulong Lab under the name of the studio at that time. The original intention of this design was to focus on people who a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Porcelain

6 Golden Gingko Leaves Kuno Vollet- Cast Brass golden sculpture on white marble
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Golden Gingko with 6 leaves art sculpture Materials: Cast brass, gold leaf, white marble base Size: 56 x 9 x 9 cm _____________________________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Marble, Gold, Brass

Galveston
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrostone on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and gilding are applied to emphasize the texture on the surfac...
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2010s Abstract Frieze Week New York 2015

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Gold Leaf

Chinese Zodiac Rat Sculpture in Shivery Silver. Limited edition. Ship Fast.
By Zou Liang
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
12 Zodiac - Rat 《12生肖系列 - 鼠》 12 Zodiac - Rat is one table sculpture of 12 Zodiac series made by Chinese artist Zou Liang. The artist attempts to objectify the twelve Chinese Zodiac ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Dragon bronze sculpture in copper colour. Limited edition. Ship Fast.
By Zou Liang
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
12 Zodiac - Dragon 《12生肖系列 - 龙》 Dragon is one table sculpture of 12 Zodiac series made by Chinese artist Zou Liang. The artist attempts to objectify the twelve Chinese Zodiac signs ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Rabbit sculpture in pink. Temporarily sold out. Pre-order is available.
By Zou Liang
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
12 Zodiac - Rabbit 《12生肖系列 - 兔》 12 Zodiac - Rabbit is one table sculpture of 12 Zodiac series made by Chinese artist Zou Liang. The artist attempts to objectify the twelve Chinese Z...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Girl in Mini Dress - contemporary bronze sculpture, female with white dress
By Susanne Kraisser
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Girl with Mini Dress" is a small, free-standing bronze sculpture of a young woman with a white dress. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. The sculptress Susanne ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Bronze

Juego De Cubos - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract, Iron Sculpture, Brick
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

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Iron, Wire

"Torso & Mirror" Bronze Sculpture 13" x 19" x 5.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
By Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Torso & Mirror" Bronze Sculpture 13" x 19" x 5.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Frieze Week New York 2015

Materials

Bronze

Warner Records
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: painted aluminum, homasote, rubber Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a gay film festival in Seattle, stringing for The New York Times and as pre-med student at University of New Orleans where he moved one week before Hurricane Katrina hit. Fein is best known for his large-scale installations, including Remember the Upstairs Lounge, an exhibit during Prospect.1 Biennial that threw a spotlight on a little-known chapter of history. The 1973 arson fire at a gay bar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Frieze Week New York 2015

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