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Alfredo Jaar
Gold in the Morning
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- £6,000 - 8,000♠
Lot Details
Transparency printed in colours flush-mounted to Plexiglas in an aluminium electrical light box.
1985/2002
35.5 x 96.5 x 9 cm (13 7/8 x 37 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Signed, dated and annotated 'ARCHIVE COPY' in black felt-tip pen on the reverse of the transparency (the edition was 30 and 10 artist's proofs), published by Edition Schellmann, Munich and New York, for Documenta 11, Kassel.
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Alfredo Jaar
Chilean | 1956Born in Santiago, Alfredo Jaar studied architecture at the Universidad de Chile. He was the first Latin American to participate in the Aperto Section of the Venice Biennale of 1986. His art interrogates the relationship between First and Third World countries and their interplay within the global economy through community-based projects, photographs, installations and film.
Jaar's engagement with social and political issues in the larger global context is focused on the experience of the individual's endurance in different conflicts and personal narratives. He also explores the limitations of art in representing these humanitarian events in a society that has become desensitized to images depicting mordant issues, such as genocides and famines. His thoughtful and provocative works often address politically charged issues in subtle and poetic ways, creating new perspectives for reflecting on important world issues.
Browse ArtistJaar's engagement with social and political issues in the larger global context is focused on the experience of the individual's endurance in different conflicts and personal narratives. He also explores the limitations of art in representing these humanitarian events in a society that has become desensitized to images depicting mordant issues, such as genocides and famines. His thoughtful and provocative works often address politically charged issues in subtle and poetic ways, creating new perspectives for reflecting on important world issues.