Lot #38 - The Martin Poppelwell
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Auction House:Webb's
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Sale Name:Improbable Gifts for Impossible People
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Sale Date:18 Oct 2012 ~ 7pm (NZ time)
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Lot #:38
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Lot Description:The Martin Poppelwell
lowest prices are just the beginning', black stain, slip and earthenware, 2008-2009. This work was exhibited as part of the black-market exhibition at Anna Bibby Gallery 2009, and took the quote from Bunnings Warehouse advertising. Other works used similar quotes / quips to suggest that while numbers are in a state of free fall, the idea of value rests in a different place. 'Why buy this when you can make your own worthless copies' was a sister piece, along with 'dung' and 'the sex was so good the neighbors had a cigarette'. Text is used as a starting point for drawing, the first of writing / drawings / scrawls on dishes were first exhibited at Anna Bibby Gallery in 1999 with works commenting on art dealers smoking habits, the markets uncritical obsession with a 'Maori' narrative, and the collision of a craft / pottery practice with fine art conversation. Currently exhibits at Melanie Roger Gallery. Full proceeds to be donated to Kent Street by the Artist and Melanie Roger Gallery. -
Estimate:NZ$800 - 1,200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Collectables
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