
iron with glass vitrine and pedestal
2012
A weathered iron rests beneath the protective enclosure of a glass vitrine, elevated on a pedestal in the manner of a precious artifact or museum relic. Gaillard transforms this mundane domestic object into a contemplation on preservation, entropy, and the tension between utility and obsolescence. The work questions the hierarchies of value assigned to everyday objects when framed within the language of institutional display.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 9, 2018
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