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Josephine Meckseper (B. 1964)
Lot 226

Josephine Meckseper (B. 1964)

Untitled (End of Democracy)

Closed26 June 2013

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GBP 18,750

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Josephine Meckseper (B. 1964)
Untitled (End of Democracy)
Inkjet print, Plexiglas, torso of plastic mannequin, metal stand and mirror on wood
overall: 56 3⁄8 x 48 1⁄8 x 48 1⁄8in. (143.3 x 122.2 x 122.2cm.)
Torso of plastic mannequin and metal stand: 26 3⁄8 x 11¼ x 6 5⁄8in. (67 x 28.5 x 17cm.)
Inkjet print in Plexiglas: 11¼ x 8 5⁄8 x 2½in. (28.5 x 22 x 6.5cm.)
Glass plinth: 30 x 48 1⁄8 x 48 1⁄8in. (76.3 x 122.2 x 122.2cm.)
Executed in 2005

Elizabeth Dee, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

Meckseper's politically engaged works highlight ongoing problems of corporate corruption, status anxiety, social privilege and representations of women. They are also a chilling reminder of the excesses and distortions of capitalism, which has created a world in which, she would argue, there is no separation between materialism and political ideology: we are what we buy.