Ilya Kabakov | "Citation", 1992 | (for Parkett 34)
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Parkett Vol. 34
Quote from Parkett
“No one travels more these days than Ilya Kabakov. And in no one else’s work are the suction of finite spaces and the vacuum of infinite spaces more powerfully felt or more deftly shown to be two aspects of the same uncanny force.”
Robert Storr, Parkett No. 34, 1992
"Citation", 1992 (for Parkett 34)
Silkscreened picture and plastic fly
mounted on paper and cardboard in
hand-printed passe-partout,
wood frame with acrylic glass,
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 1” (34,7 x 24,2 x 2,5 cm),
printed by Lorenz Boegli, Zurich,
Ed. 50/XX, signed and numbered
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Artist Document
In these two documents Ilya Kabakov comments on a first print proof and specifies in detail the frame for his edition "Citation" for Parkett 34.
The Russian quote on the fly reads in English: „To be a fly doesn‘t mean to be a somebody, it means to be in some condition“, (Prohglasko, vol. 11, p. 126)
Parkett Text
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Parkett Cover
Ilya Kabakov and Richard Prince’s cover for Parkett no. 34
Artist Video
In this short video excerpt Ilya and Emilia Kabakov talk about some aspects of their art.