Sale 2541
New York
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7 March 2012
Price realised
USD 70,900
Estimate
Tatsuo Miyajima (b. 1957) Time in Blue No. 22 stamped 'TATSUO MIYAJIMA' (upper edge of each diode) blue light emitting diode, IC, electric wire, transformer and wooden panel 33¾ x 93 5/8 x 3¼ in. (85.7 x 237.7 x 8.2 cm.) Executed in 1996. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Provenance
Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc., Tokyo
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