Urs Fischer - Contemporary Art Evening Sale London Sunday, June 26, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    The Modern Institute, Glasgow

  • Exhibited

    Glasgow, The Modern Institute, Oh. Sad. I See., 3 November– 6 December 2006

  • Literature

    B. Curiger, M. Gioni and J. Morgan, Urs Fischer: Shovel in a Hole, Zurich: JRP Ringier, 2009, p. 327 and 421–23 (installation views)

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot, Oh, Sad, I See (2006), continues a long-running theme in Fischer’s work in which he explores the ways in which the principles and practices of historical art movements can be re-envisioned. Oh, Sad, I See shows the artist combining Cubism with the RGB colour model associated with the first true production of colour photographs, television broadcasts and, later, computer displays. The complete yet exploded portrait to be seen in this work draws upon the parallel ways in which Cubism and the division of colour perception into three base colours both dissect and reassemble the visible surfaces of the subject. The work wittily exposes the nature of our perception as being predicated upon different systems given to us by art and technology. It also reaffirms our ability to make sense of the visible world, and art’s role in that affirmation.

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Oh, Sad, I See

2006
Three parts: ACM panels, wood, acrylic paint, gesso and epoxy glue.
Each: 48 × 54.5 × 2.2 cm (18 7/8 × 21 1/2 × 7/8 in).
This work is unique and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
£120,000 - 180,000 

Sold for £145,250

Contemporary Art Evening Sale

27 June
London