Lot 31: TIM NOBLE AND SUE WEBSTER | $

204 ice white turbo reflector caps, lamps, plastic bulb covers, daisy washers, lightbulbs, lacquered brass and electronic sequencer

182.3 by 133 by 24cm.; 71 1/2 by 52 1/4 by 9 1/2 in.

204 ice white turbo reflector caps, lamps, plastic bulb covers, daisy washers, lightbulbs, lacquered brass and electronic sequencer 

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition and full working order. Close inspection reveals some minor chips and scratches to the side edges and and a few hairline scratches to the face of the metal plating which look to be inherent to the artists' working process.
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Los Angeles, Gagosian Gallery, Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Instant Gratification, 2001, another example exhibited, n.p., installation view

Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, 2004, another example exhibited, n.p., illustrated in colour

Dresden, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Die Zehn Gebote: Politik – Moral – Gesellschaft, 2004, p. 45, illustrated in colour

Stuart Shave/Modern Art Inc., London

Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 2001)

Sale: Sotheby’s, London, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 12 October 2007, Lot 20

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner