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Idris Khan (b. 1978)
Lot 248 ASH TO ART: PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MACKINTOSH CAMPUS APPEAL

Idris Khan (b. 1978)

A Better Nation

Closed8 March 2017

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GBP 13,750

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Idris Khan (b. 1978)
A Better Nation
signed and dated 'Idris Khan 17' (lower right)
charcoal from the Mackintosh Library and chalk on archival giclée print
sheet: 19 ¾ x 16 7/8in. (50 x 43cm.)
image: 15 ½ x 12 5/8in. (39.5 x 32cm.)
Executed in 2017

Donated by the artist, Courtesy of Victoria Miro Gallery, London.

Specialist note

‘I was drawn to the quote by Alasdair Gray “Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.” That’s what I wrote - until the charcoal broke down.’
—IDRIS KHAN