After Piero Manzoni Merda d’Artiste (Artist's Shit), 2013
Tin can with paper label
Literature: The present lot is descriptive of Manzoni’s ironic and perverse style. Calling into play his specific dialogue with the relationship between art production and human production, the current lot is a reproduction of the artist's seminal work, 'Merda d’Artista' (1961), in which Manzoni packaged multiple 30mg tins of his excrement as if it was manufactured for sale.
Dimensions: 2.4 x 3 x 3 in (6.1 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm)
signature info: Printed signature and number on top of can
Edition: Edition of 9000
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Tin can with paper label
Literature: The present lot is descriptive of Manzoni’s ironic and perverse style. Calling into play his specific dialogue with the relationship between art production and human production, the current lot is a reproduction of the artist's seminal work, 'Merda d’Artista' (1961), in which Manzoni packaged multiple 30mg tins of his excrement as if it was manufactured for sale.
Dimensions: 2.4 x 3 x 3 in (6.1 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm)
signature info: Printed signature and number on top of can
Edition: Edition of 9000