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Shusaku Arakawa (1936-2010)
Lot 222

Shusaku Arakawa (1936-2010)

Vertical Thought

Closed7 October 2017

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GBP 137,500

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Shusaku Arakawa (1936-2010)
Vertical Thought
signed, titled and dated 'Vertical thought Arakawa 1973.' (centre right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated '(Vertical thought) ARAKAWA 1973 at. N. Y. City' (on the stretcher)
oil, mirror, latex, graphite, string, plastic and pacifier on canvas
76 ¾ x 107 1/8in. (195 x 272cm.)
Executed in 1973

Galleria L'Uomo e l'Arte, Milan.
Private Collection, Europe.

Specialist note

'The language has its own world, the picture its—the gap, that is where I want to play. When the gap is enormous, the title takes on a greater importance. The title is, of course, an additional layer of language beyond or over that of the controlling sentences appearing on the face of the canvas.' SHUSAKU ARAKAWA