Joana Vasconcelos (b. 1971)
Pavillon de Thé
Executed in 2012
House of Cards: An Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture
26 May – 28 October | waddleston manor
Major sculptural works by the world’s leading contemporary artists including Richard Serra, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Donald Judd, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Urs Fischer, Tony Smith and Joana Vasconcelos will be shown by Christie’s Private Sales from 26 May to 28 October 2012, in an original, curated exhibition of over 30 works inspired by Chardin’s Boy Building a House of Cards, 1735, in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Rothschild Collection and one of the most visited of the
National Trust properties.
Exhibition Highlights
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Joana Vasconcelos (b. 1971)
Pavillon de Thé
141 3/8 x 200 3/8 x 135 3/4in. (359 x 509 x 345cm.)
Executed in 2002 -
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
This Little Piggy Went to Market, This Little Piggy Stayed at Home
two tanks: each tank 47 1/4 x 82 3/4 x 23 5/8in. (120 x 210 x 60cm.)
Executed in 1996 -
Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)
Boy Building a House of Cards, 1735
oil on canvas
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Urs Fischer
Bad Timing, Lamb Chop!
177 1/8 x 90 1/2 x 129 7/8in. (450 x 230 x 330cm.)
Executed in 2004-2005) -
Jeff Koons
Aqualung
27 x 17 x 17 in. (68.6 x 44.5 x 44.5cm.)
Executed in 1985 -
Richard Serra (b. 1939)
House of Cards
54 3/8 x 54 3/8 x 54 3/8 in. (138 x 138 x 138cm.)
Executed in 1969-78) -
Tony Smith (1912-1980)
Moondog
205 1/8 x 188 5/8 x 163 3/8in. (521 x 479 x 415cm.)
Executed in 1964 -
Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Lullaby Winter
72 x 108 x 4in. (182.9 x 274.3 x 10.2cm.)
Executed in 2002