Los Carpinteros - New Now New York Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Christina Vives, Havana
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Los Carpinteros

    Cuban • N/A

    The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) was formed in 1992 and has since produced some of the most important contemporary art in Latin America. Originally comprised of Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodriguez and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in June 2003), the trio abandoned the concept of individual authorship and instead worked in the tradition of guild and artisan workshops. Their technically sophisticated drawings and sculptures are primarily inspired by design and architectural constructions, such as desks, chairs, armoires and other pieces of furniture. In illustrating seemingly banal objects, Los Carpinteros comment on materialism, highlighting the practicality as well as the uselessness of the depicted objects.

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Rayos X

signed, titled, inscribed and dated "Rayos X Los Carpinteros La Habana 1998" lower right
graphite and watercolor on paper
29 3/4 x 44 in. (75.6 x 111.8 cm.)
Executed in 1998.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $17,500

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New York Auction 27 February 2019