Alighiero e Boetti (1940-1994)

Mappa del mondo

Details

Alighiero e Boetti (1940-1994)
Mappa del mondo
signed, inscribed and dated 'Alighiero e Boetti, Jaguri - Afghanistan People nei 1989' (on the reverse)
embroidered fabric
47.5/8 x 87.7/8in. (121 x 223cm.)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Sale room notice

Please note this piece was incorrectly illustrated in the catalogue, the work is stretched.

Lot Essay

"For me, the embroidered 'Map' couldn't be more beautiful. I did nothing for this work, chose nothing myself, in the sense that: the world is shaped as it is, I did not draw it; the flags are what they are, I did not design them. In short I created absolutely nothing. When a fundamental idea, the concept, emerges, there is no need to decide on anything else." (A. Boetti, in: 'Alighiero e Boetti - Insicuro Noncurante', Lyon 1986.)

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