Lot: 50

Joseph Kosuth
'Quoted Use #1' Jane Austen's desk, 2019

H. 66 x 50 x 50 cm.
Lacquered and waxed maple wood.
Metal plaque with laser individual signature, numbered 2/3.

Joseph Kosuth's entire oeuvre revolves around meaning and language, with the artist appropriating objects and texts from the real world for his objects. The objects in the 'Quoted Use' series are adapted everyday objects from authors from the intellectual world that Kosuth has quoted in his works over the years. They are exemplary of Kosuth's conceptual approach. All objects are faithful replicas of furniture or objects from the environment of important intellectual personalities of the 20th century. Jane Austen's desk is a faithful replica of the original and the small table from the author's home in England. Duchamp's wardrobe, on the other hand, refers to the famous ready-made from 1917. The exact replicas of all the objects required a high degree of research and creativity in their execution. One of Jörg Schellmann's outstanding qualities is that in his career as a gallery owner and publisher he never let difficult conditions stop him once he had decided to realize a project. The edition is limited to 3 + 2 A.P., each work is accompanied by a metal plaque with an individual laser signature.

Estimate: 18,000 € - 24,000 €