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Martin Szekely
'M.L.' table with black top
- Estimate
- £50,000 - 70,000Ω
Lot Details
Steel, lacquered aluminium.
2002
73.7 cm (29 in.) high, 199.1 cm (78 3/8 in.) diameter
Number 6 from the edition of 8 plus 2 artist’s proofs and 2 prototypes. Underside inscribed in marker Martin Szekely/2002/ 6/8.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Phillips wishes to thank Aurélie Julien for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.
Paris-based industrial designer Martin Szekely is recognised for the diversity of his designs. The use of reflective materials in the present lot creates an interaction between the volume of the table and its surrounding space. As Élisabeth Lebovici wrote "It is a challenge to find a term for the M.L. table …that can describe these fully reflective entities as cohesively as they reflect the disparity of the world around them."
Paris-based industrial designer Martin Szekely is recognised for the diversity of his designs. The use of reflective materials in the present lot creates an interaction between the volume of the table and its surrounding space. As Élisabeth Lebovici wrote "It is a challenge to find a term for the M.L. table …that can describe these fully reflective entities as cohesively as they reflect the disparity of the world around them."
Provenance
Literature