Leonor Antunes
Sophie and Ruth #1
Lot closes
June 7, 03:03:00 AM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 120,000 USD
Starting Bid
80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Leonor Antunes
b. 1972
Sophie and Ruth #1
Executed in 2023.
Stainless steel, powder coated, teak wood, leather
98 3/8 x 15 3/4 x 4 in. (250 x 40 x 10 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Kurimanzutto, Mexico City/New York
Using materials as diverse as rope, brass, and leather, Leonor Antunes (b. 1972, Lisbon, Portugal; lives in Berlin, Germany) makes sculptures and site-specific installations that are grounded in the legacies of modernism in architecture, design, and visual art, in particular the underrecognized influence of women in these fields. This particular work pays homage to Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Ruth Asawa, modern artists noted for their embrace of craft techniques. Antunes’s solo exhibitions include presentations at Whitechapel Gallery, London; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; New Museum, New York; Pérez Art Museum Miami; Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; Serralves Foundation—Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal; and Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid.