Will West Pair of Bookends No.5 in white Biancone italian marble

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About the Item

The acceleration that used to throw us forward is now interrupted by jolts, when not quite abrupt backward thrusts. We have witnessed how freedom of movement is subject to filters, stop & go, real walls. The future seems to draw inspiration from the past, bringing back concepts that seemed obsolete in Europe, such as wars and epidemics. Perhaps what is characterizing the 2020s has been, at least so far, precisely the feeling of a sudden stop. Will West makes a dogged exercise around two types of accessory objects by definition, the doorstop and the bookend. Made of solid marble of different types, ranging from Biancone to Portoro, each piece is completely handcrafted and always different in weight and size even from similar specimens. In the doorstops, the handle is sublimated into a simple recess designed to accommodate fingers. Some pieces depict parallelepipeds, the most stable shapes we can think of, unbalanced in the act of falling forward. A collapse that, once again, is crystallized. We also find a series of “ready-made” tables, consisting of blocks of different stones installed without joints, capable of configuring a precise shape by the sheer force of their own weight. Will West was born in England. After studying art at City of London University and specializing in sculpture at Central Saint Martins College in London, West moved to Pavia, establishing his studio inside a factory that processes marble and other stone. West would use scrap from industrial processing to create much of his work in later years. Throughout his career West participated in artist residencies, exhibited in several group and solo shows, in Italy, England, Austria and India. Solo exhibitions include “Making Relics” (2016, Plus Design Gallery) and “Welcome” (2005, O’artoteca), “Family Matter” (2019, 1+1 gallery @ Alcova).

Dimensions:
Height: 8.08 in (20.5 cm)Width: 2.56 in (6.5 cm)Depth: 2.96 in (7.5 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Marble,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2023
Production Type:
New & Custom(One of a Kind)
Estimated Production Time:
3-4 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
Milano, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8200235225012

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