ANNOUNCEMENT:
A milestone sale of $1,500,000 USD is complete for a full triptych of works by
@john__gerrard, presented with
@fellowshiptrust together for the first time at
@ArtBasel Zero 10 in June:
βWESTERN FLAG (SPINDLETOP, TEXAS), 2017β depicts a flag of carboniferous smoke over the Lucas Gusher, site of the first major oil strike in 1901. The real-time simulation is an edition of 4 2 APs.
βFLARE (OCEANIA), 2022β depicts a flag of gas over a heating ocean, the South Pacific near Tonga. The real-time simulation is an edition of 5 3 APs.
βSTANDARD, 2023β depicts a flag of water vapour over the Mojave Desert in Nevada, looking to a hopeful future. The real-time simulation is an edition of 4 2 APs.
Fellowship co-founder
@halecar2 comments that the ability to highlight all three works together at Zero 10 was an important factor.
Via
@eli_schein:
βThe outcome for John Gerrard and Fellowship demonstrates what is possible when digital practices are presented as they were always intended to be: as a critical part of the contemporary art world. These worlds have been artificially separated for too long, and results like this suggest that collectors are ready to move beyond that distinction.
A central goal of Zero 10 is to connect exhibitors and artists with new communities of collectors, curators, and institutions. Sometimes that results in a sale on the fair floor - just as often, it begins a relationship that deepens over the weeks and months that follow.β