Three White Desks (2008-2009) (ID: 1685) by Simon Starling: Artwork details
- Artwork title Three White Desks (2008-2009)
- Artwork description A copy of a writing desk designed by Francis Bacon for Patrick White (circa 1932) built in Berlin, Germany by the cabinetmaker Uwe Küttner with reference to a 30 megabyte scan of a vintage print from the National Library of Canberra, Australia./ A copy of a copy of a writing desk designed by Francis Bacon for Patrick White (circa 1932) built in Sydney, Australia by the cabinetmaker Charmian Watts with reference to an 84 kilobyte jpeg made and transmitted with a mobile phone by Uwe Küttner, Berlin./A copy of a copy of a copy of a writing desk designed by Francis Bacon for Patrick White (circa 1932), built in London, England by the cabinetmaker George Gold with reference to a 100 kilobyte jpeg transmitted in an email by Charmian Watts, Sydney (Installation view at Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine, 2009)
- Date produced 2008-2009
- Work Type Installation
- Medium 3 wooden desks, 3 wooden crates, inkjet print
- Artwork dimensions Desks 77 x 226 x 62.4cm/75 x 180 x 60cm/73 x 147.5 x 65.7cm, crates 88 x 247.3 x 69.8cm/85 x 201.3 x 72cm/82 x 160.6 x 81.8cm, framed print 89.5 x 64.9cm
- Historical classification 2000s
- Artist byline © Simon Starling. All Rights Reserved, DACS Images
- Photographer credit Marc Domage
- Additional credit Image courtesy The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow.
- Keywords interior, installation, material, Conceptual, metaphorical, construction, objects
