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David SHRIGLEY (1968) : "Brass Tooth" (2010), Solid polished brass, Ed° 80 ex.

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David SHRIGLEY (1968) : "Brass Touth" Solid polished brass, Edition of 80 pieces 2010 Provenance : Private French collection bought from Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France "Artist David Shrigley has no qualms in playing up our fears of the dentist chair by hugely exaggerating the size of a common molar and rendering it in solid, heavy brass. Premiered at the London Art Fair, Shrigley's matter-of-fact sculpture Brass Tooth—roots and all—is a humorously subversive jab at modern art; a surreal work he himself slyly calls "the heaviest small artwork [he] has ever made." Shrigley explains that the work will most certainly appeal to dentist and teeth aficionados. "It could also be used for cracking nuts with"."
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)Width: 3.15 in (8 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Polished
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2010
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6686235583692
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