Janine Antoni
My waters rest
Lot closes
June 7, 03:02:30 AM GMT
Estimate
65,000 - 85,000 USD
Starting Bid
40,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Janine Antoni
b. 1964
My waters rest
Executed in 2019.
Mixed media gilded with 24-karat gold leaf
Edition 3 of 3 + 2 artist's proofs
Framed: 26 3/8 x 18 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (67 x 46.6 x 4.4 cm)
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Commissioned by the Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY © Janine Antoni
Courtesy of the artist; Luhring Augustine, New York; and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco
Janine Antoni (b. 1964, Freeport, Bahamas; lives in New York, NY) is a multidisciplinary artist who roots her work in processes and social practice. Addressing themes of memory and intimacy, Antoni often uses her own body to explore the intersection of materiality and identity. Antoni’s work is included in the MCA Collection and more than thirty other public collections worldwide. She has been featured in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid; and Hayward Gallery, London, among others. She has also participated in major group exhibitions, including the 1993 Whitney Biennial, the 45th Venice Biennale, the 2000 Gwangju Bienniale, and Prospect.1. Antoni has received multiple awards, including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and an Anonymous Was A Woman Award.