Elmgreen & Dragset, Ball and Chain

powder coated steel
installation dimensions variable
ball diameter 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
chain link length 24 in. (61 cm.)
cuff diameter 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.)
Executed in 2004, this work is number 9 from an edition of 15 plus 3 artist's proofs and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artists.

Provenance:
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited:
Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Elmgreen & Dragset: Home is the Place You Left, June 22 - October 12, 2008 (another example exhibited)
Munich, Bayerische Staatsoper, Elmgreen & Dragset: Silent Wishes and Broken Dreams, May 31 – July 31, 2011 (another example exhibited)

Literature:
Anna Stüler, ed., Elmgreen & Dragset: This is the First Day of My Life, Ostfildern, 2008, p. 306 (another example illustrated)

A Discerning Vision: Property From An Important Private Collection