13th Sep, 2023 18:00
20th Century & Contemporary Art
6
Gerald Machona (Zimbabwe 1986-)
Your Silence Will Not Protect You
Epson Hot Press on Perspex with gold gilded frame
Artwork date: 2018
Edition: from an edition of 10
Exhibited: Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, 'Greener Pastures', 4 October to 3 November 2018, an example from the edition exhibited.
Literature: Art Africa, no.14, (December 2018), an example from the edition illustrated on the front cover.
Sold for R46,900
Estimated at R40,000 - R60,000
Condition Report
The overall condition is excellent.
Not examined outside of frame. Full report available on request.
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Epson Hot Press on Perspex with gold gilded frame
Artwork date: 2018
Edition: from an edition of 10
Exhibited: Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, 'Greener Pastures', 4 October to 3 November 2018, an example from the edition exhibited.
Literature: Art Africa, no.14, (December 2018), an example from the edition illustrated on the front cover.
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sheet size: 118 x 117.5 cm; framed size: 137 x 137 x 5 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Cape Town.
COLLECTOR'S NOTE
Zimbabwean born multi-disciplinary artist Gerald Machona is renowned for his thought-provoking sculptures, performances, photography and installations that explore themes of migration, identity, and consumerism. The most notable aspect of his work is his innovative use of currency – particularly decommissioned Zimbabwean dollars. Currently living and working in South Africa; Machona’s work not only makes social commentary of the experiences of the Zimbabwean diaspora, but often explores issues of transnationalism, social interaction, and xenophobia in South Africa.
Machona’s body of work has garnered international acclaim and has been showcased in prestigious galleries and exhibitions worldwide. In 2013 after attaining his master’s in fine arts at Rhodes University; Machona featured in Mail and Guardian’s 200 Young South African’s supplemental and was selected by Business Day and the Johannesburg Art Fair in 2011 as one of the top ten young African artists practicing in South Africa. The artist has participated in several prominent international exhibitions including the South African Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale in Italy, All the World’s Futures, in 2015 and at the 20th Biennale of Sydney, The Future is Already Here – it’s Just Not Evenly Distributed in 2016. Machona’s work has also appeared in exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, 2016 and at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, 2019.
LEFT | Art Africa, no.14, (December 2018)
RIGHT | Installation view: Greener Pastures, Goodman Gallery, 2018
COLLECTIONS
The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg.; Goodman Gallery, Cape Town.; Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town and Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, Cape Town.
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Auction: 20th Century & Contemporary Art, 13th Sep, 2023
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