Leilah Babirye
Namasole Wannyana, Mother of King Kimera From the Kuchu Royal Family of Buganda
Live auction begins on:
June 25, 11:00 AM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Bid
19,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Leilah Babirye
b. 1985
Namasole Wannyana, Mother of King Kimera From the Kuchu Royal Family of Buganda
signed (on the inside of the base)
ceramic, wire, metal electrical conduit, bicycle tyre inner tubes and found objects, in two parts
sculpture: 165 by 91 by 80 cm. 65 by 35⅞ by 31½ in.
plinth: 110 by 60 by 60 cm. 43¼ by 23⅝ by 23⅝ in.
overall: 275 by 91 by 80 cm. 108¼ by 35⅞ by 31½ in.
Executed in 2021.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
London, Hayward Gallery, Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, October 2022 - January 2023, p. 44, illustrated in colour; and p. 45, illustrated in colour (detail)
You May Also Like
