lot 722 — Julian-Jakob Kneer, “Lachen ist die schönste Art Zähne zu zeigen” (2020)
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The title Lachen ist die schönste Art Zähne zu zeigen (by Werner Finck, 1968) roughly translates as: laughing is the best way to bare one’s teeth.
The skull is grinning at you as your mirror image (facing death), symbolizing the burden and promise of mortality and immortality / the narcissistic drive of self-immortalizing martyrdom. The work explores the gamifications of the human condition, focusing on the intersections of love and death (life is a game and love is the price – Avicii, 2013). This is the most recent form of a character the artist has been sketching for some while now, the losing lover / loving loser, who is both culprit and victim, agent and voyeur.
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You can bid directly here on the website (see above), live at the location of the auction in Berlin, vie our partner lot-tissimo, in writing using our bidding form or by phone after arranging it with the auctioneer.
| minimum price | 1.500 € | |
| price estimate | 2.500 € |
| size | 41 x 31 x 2.5 cm | |
| edition | Ed. 3/5 | |
| signature | With Certificate | |
| provenience | Liste Showtime 2020 (Liste Art Fair, Basel, online edition due to Covid-19), with Shore Gallery | |
| condition | Perfect | |
| technique | Digital print on puzzle, aluminium construction |
The title Lachen ist die schönste Art Zähne zu zeigen (by Werner Finck, 1968) roughly translates as: laughing is the best way to bare one’s teeth.
The skull is grinning at you as your mirror image (facing death), symbolizing the burden and promise of mortality and immortality / the narcissistic drive of self-immortalizing martyrdom. The work explores the gamifications of the human condition, focusing on the intersections of love and death (life is a game and love is the price – Avicii, 2013). This is the most recent form of a character the artist has been sketching for some while now, the losing lover / loving loser, who is both culprit and victim, agent and voyeur.
where and how to bis
You can bid directly here on the website (see above), live at the location of the auction in Berlin, vie our partner lot-tissimo, in writing using our bidding form or by phone after arranging it with the auctioneer.