ONLINE AUCTION
Post-War & Contemporary Art
6th session

March 07 - March 28, 2019

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This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $12,000 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

28558 28-Mar-2019 03:10:27 PM $12,000

33477 28-Mar-2019 03:09:01 PM $11,000

28558 28-Mar-2019 03:07:00 PM $10,000

33477 28-Mar-2019 03:06:30 PM $9,500

28558 28-Mar-2019 03:01:56 PM $9,000

18443 28-Mar-2019 03:01:31 PM $8,500 AutoBid

28558 28-Mar-2019 03:01:31 PM $8,000

18443 28-Mar-2019 03:01:04 PM $7,500 AutoBid

28558 28-Mar-2019 02:54:05 PM $7,000

37524 28-Mar-2019 02:53:39 PM $6,500

28558 28-Mar-2019 02:52:09 PM $6,000

37524 28-Mar-2019 02:51:05 PM $5,500

18443 28-Mar-2019 08:51:47 AM $5,000

37524 26-Mar-2019 02:44:02 PM $4,750

28558 23-Mar-2019 11:00:41 AM $4,500

37518 16-Mar-2019 11:10:01 AM $4,250

33477 08-Mar-2019 02:34:14 PM $4,000

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, May 09, 2024 09:56:07

LOT 501

Canadian

Extrait d'atelier (Le tabouret)
tin cans, wood, acrylic and paint brushes, 2016
60 x 24 x 18 in, 152.4 x 61 x 45.7 cm

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CAD

Sold for: $15,000

Preview at:

PROVENANCE
Galerie 3, Quebec
Private Collection, Montreal


BGL is a Quebec City based art collective founded in the late 1990s by Jasmin Bilodeau (1973), Sébastien Giguère (1972) and Nicolas Laverdière (1972) when they were students at Université Laval. Their work is characterized by a humorous approach and multiple levels of meaning, and investigates themes such as consumerism, ecology and memory. Although the scale of their works has steadily increased over the years, their handmade quality has remained. In 2015, BGL represented Canada at the 56th Venice Biennale. Their project, Canadassimo, was comprised of three immersive installations: the Dépanneur (or corner store), the Loft and l’Atelier (the artist’s studio). The latter consisted of a roomful of tin cans dripping with multicolored paint and filled with paint brushes. Canadassimo was a watershed moment for the collective, and l’Atelier has now since become iconic of their work. Extrait d'Atelier (Le tabouret) was created in 2016 and is part of a limited series of objects directly inspired by l’Atelier. This rare sculpture surprises us with an incredible accumulation of objects and raises the question: to what kind of artist could this object belong?

BGL est un collectif d’artistes basé à Québec fondé vers la fin des années 1990 par Jasmin Bilodeau (1973), Sébastien Giguère (1972) et Nicolas Laverdière (1972) lorsqu’ils étaient étudiants à l’Université Laval. Leur travail est caractérisé par une approche humoristique, de nombreux niveaux d’interprétation et explore des thèmes comme la consommation, l’écologie et la mémoire. Bien que l’échelle de leurs œuvres ait augmentée au cours des années, elles ont conservé leur aspect artisanal et ‘’fait main’’. En 2015, BGL ont représenté le Canada à la 56e biennale de Venise. Leur projet, Canadassimo, comprenait trois installations immersives : le Dépanneur, le Loft et l’Atelier. Cette dernière consistait en une salle pleine de boîtes de conserve dégoulinantes de peinture multicolore et remplies de pinceaux. Canadassimo était un moment clé dans la carrière artistique du collectif, et l’Atelier est depuis devenu iconique de leur travail. Extrait d'Atelier (Le tabouret) a été créé en 2016 et fait partie d’une série limitée d’objets directement inspirés de l’Atelier. Cette sculpture rare surprend par son incroyable accumulation d’objets et pose la question : à quel genre d’artiste cet objet peut bien appartenir?

This sculpture is similar to a larger work by BGL: ''Canadassimo (L'Atelier).'' ''Canadassimo'' was an immersive installation presented at the 2015 Venice Biennale and divided into three sections: a typical Québécois Depanneur (or corner store), the Loft, and the Artist's Studio.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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