$20,320
Constantin Boym
collection of twenty-five original models for the Buildings of Disaster series
Russia/USA, 1997-2010 lacquered wood, beech, resin, acrylic, brass 11½ w x 6 d x 1½ h in (29 x 15 x 4 cm)
result: $20,320
The present lot is comprised of twenty-four unique, handmade prototypes used for making the molds for the Buildings of Disaster editions plus one model for The Obama White House, a souvenir made to celebrate Obama presidency.
Made by Constantin Boym, these one-of-a-kind works are completed in a variety of finishes and materials. Signed and titled to underside of each example: [C. Boym].
provenance: Collection of the artist
literature: Curious Boym: Design Works , Boym, Hall and Holt, ppg. 92-103 America , Boym, ppg. 130-145 Strangely Familiar: Design and Everyday Life , Blauvelt et. al., ppg. 262-277 Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design , Williams, ppg. 10-11, 15, 107-110 Super Stories , Kunsboek, ppg. 77-80 Blown Away , Duggan and Fox, ppg. 88-98 NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial , Yuzna, ppg. 55-56 Design Culture Now , Lupton and Albrecht, unpaginated
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-05-19
