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Manfred Kielnhofer
Sumo Wrestling by Ay-O
- Sumo Wrestling
  Ay-O
  Ay-O
  Irwin Lavenberg
  /profile/irwin_lavenberg/
  Print / 1984 / Silkscreen on papaer
  Sumo wrestling is another spectator sport, here captured in a vibrant modern print. Sumo originated as part of the Shinto religion, perhaps 2,000 years ago. Sumo tournaments were held at shrines as part of harvest thanksgivings, and even today the referee is dressed as a Shinto priest. Sumo became a professionalized spectator sport during the Edo period and is now watched by millions on TV, not just in Japan. This is a striking silkscreen print by Ay-o, the adopted name of a painter and printmaker based in Tokyo and well-known internationally. The two outsize bodies are squeezed into the space, giving it energy and drama. By reducing virtually all detail to outline, the artist is able to focus our attention on the tensed toes and leg muscles, the wrestlers' arms grasping and attempting to push each other over, and the fringe and giant bow of their belts. This image is based on a woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864), and as a tribute his signature is included in the bottom right-hand corner.
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Exhibition Ay-O
by collector Irwin Lavenberg
untitled by Bhupen Khakhar
- untitled
  Bhupen Khakhar
  Bhupen Khakhar: Five Prints from the Waswo Collection
  Collector #63874465
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  Print / 8 x 6 inch / etching on paper
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Exhibition Bhupen Khakhar: Five Prints from the Waswo Collection
by collector Collector #63874465
Gabriele Dangel
Sudden Problem by Johannes Wohnseifer
- Sudden Problem
  Johannes Wohnseifer
  Arne Austrheim
  Arne Austrheim
  /profile/arne_austrheim/
  Painting / Oil on aluminium
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Exhibition Arne Austrheim
by collector Arne Austrheim
Tommaso Baldi
MORE/NOW LESS by W.O.R.K.
- MORE/NOW LESS
  W.O.R.K.
  artist consortio W.O.R.K
  Stefan Schmidt
  /profile/stefan_schmidt/
  Painting / 2009 / oil on canvas
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Exhibition artist consortio W.O.R.K
by collector Stefan Schmidt
Leif Magne Tangen
Untitled by Greenbaum Joanne
- Untitled
  Greenbaum Joanne
  Works on paper I
  Nicolas Krupp
  /profile/nicolas_krupp/
  Work on Paper / 2004 / 41.5 x 29.5 cm / Watercolor
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Exhibition Works on paper I
by collector Nicolas Krupp
Samson by Mark Fairnington
- Samson
  Mark Fairnington
  5 Paintings by Mark Fairnington (British) from Samson series
  Collector #24178829
  /profile/collector_24178829/
  Painting / 1994 / 10 x 10 cm / Oil paint on panel
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Exhibition 5 Paintings by Mark Fairnington (British) from Samson series
by collector Collector #24178829
Insecticide 13 by Mat Collishaw
- Insecticide 13
  Mat Collishaw
  young british photography
  Collector #41385607
  /profile/collector_41385607/
  Photography
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Exhibition young british photography
by collector Collector #41385607
Omar Bustillos P.
Hochformatlandschaft by Thea Drechsel
- Hochformatlandschaft
  Thea Drechsel
  @home
  Garvin Nolte
  /profile/garvin_nolte/
  Painting / 2011 / 140 x 80 cm / Oil on Canvas
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Exhibition @home
by collector Garvin Nolte
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Rudolf Dahmen
Michael Wuerges
Untitilted by Cai Guo Qiang
- Untitilted
  Cai Guo Qiang
  My walls
  Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr
  /profile/pierre_cornette_de_saint_cyr/
  Other / 2006 / 13 x 13 cm / Gunpowder on carboard
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Exhibition My walls
by collector Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr
Cremaster 1-2-3-4-5 by Matthew BARNEY
- Cremaster 1-2-3-4-5
  Matthew BARNEY
  Artists' books
  Collector #35132519
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  Book/Publication
  Complete Set of 5 artist books, published between 1995 and 2002
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Exhibition Artists' books
by collector Collector #35132519
Bunker by Gbrecht
- Bunker
  Gbrecht
  Collection samples
  Collector #86315778
  /profile/collector_86315778/
  Painting / 2001 / 185 x 460 cm / oil on vanvas
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Exhibition Collection samples
by collector Collector #86315778
Fantasmino by Fabrizio Corneli
- Fantasmino
  Fabrizio Corneli
  Recent Acquisitions
  Claudio Cosma
  /profile/claudio_cosma/
  Sculpture / 2010 / vetro sabbiato
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Exhibition Recent Acquisitions
by collector Claudio Cosma
Immigrant, #02 by Erjon Nazeraj
- Immigrant, #02
  Erjon Nazeraj
  FLIRT
  Collector #93844219
  /profile/collector_93844219/
  Work on Paper
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Exhibition FLIRT
by collector Collector #93844219
Scarlet Tananger by Mike Wetz
- Scarlet Tananger
  Mike Wetz
  First Collection
  Karl Benz
  /profile/karl_benz/
  Painting / 2002 / 8 x 10 x 1 inch / Oli on Canvas
  Small oil painting of a Scarlet Tananger with a burned frame. Framed by the artist.
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Exhibition First Collection
by collector Karl Benz
Michael Kominek
no title by Omar Galliani
- no title
  Omar Galliani
  OMAR GALLIANI
  Jacopo Cordero
  /profile/jacopo_cordero/
  Drawing / 2009 / 30 x 45 cm / pencil on wood
  It's part of a diptic...
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Exhibition OMAR GALLIANI
by collector Jacopo Cordero
Kosmiske Prinsipper by Hilmar Fredriksen
- Kosmiske Prinsipper
  Hilmar Fredriksen
  Untitled
  Bjorn Bjarre
  /profile/bjorn_bjarre/
  Painting / 1998 / 55 x 40 cm / Acrylic on cardboard
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Exhibition Untitled
by collector Bjorn Bjarre
"Solstice" by Lisa M. Robinson
- "Solstice"
  Lisa M. Robinson
  COLLECTION OF KLOMPCHING
  Debra Klomp Ching
  /profile/debra_klomp_ching/
  Photography / 2007 / Digital C-Type
  From the 'SNOWBOUND' series, which was five years in the making. Robinson works with a 5" x 4" camera (film) and has created a wonderful minimalist aesthetic in many of the images. One of the defining elements of her work is the consistent positioning of the horizon across the centre of the image and the subtle colour palette. Robinson's first monograph, entitled 'Snowbound', was published by Kehrer Verlag in 2007.
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Exhibition COLLECTION OF KLOMPCHING
by collector Debra Klomp Ching
Deluge II. by Tallova, Lucia
- Deluge II.
  Tallova, Lucia
  Lucia Tallova
  Tomas Umrian
  /profile/tomas_umrian/
  Painting / 2009 / 200 x 250 x 5 cm / acrylic on canvas
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Exhibition Lucia Tallova
by collector Tomas Umrian
Blattschnitte 15 by Natalie Czech
- Blattschnitte 15
  Natalie Czech
  Lars pro Photo
  Lars Monshausen
  /profile/lars_monshausen/
  Photography / 2004 / 40 x 30 cm / C-Print
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Exhibition Lars pro Photo
by collector Lars Monshausen
Collector #76347346
Rasmus Fischer
Glad To Be (2003) by Ali Kepenek
- Glad To Be (2003)
  Ali Kepenek
  GLAD TO BE by Ali Kepenek
  Ulrich Proeschel
  /profile/ulrich_proeschel/
  Photography / 2003 / c-print
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Exhibition GLAD TO BE by Ali Kepenek
by collector Ulrich Proeschel
Untitled by Javier O'Donnell
- Untitled
  Javier O'Donnell
  Emergin Art
  Marta Lopez
  /profile/marta_lopez/
  Painting / 2003 / 10 x 15 cm / Wax on Paper
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Exhibition Emergin Art
by collector Marta Lopez
Sin título by José Manuel Broto
- Sin título
  José Manuel Broto
  NoegArte
  Juan Rodriguez
  /profile/juan_rodriguez_deorador/
  Painting / 1998
  Sin titulo
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Exhibition NoegArte
by collector Juan Rodriguez
Free Repair by Roland Roos
- Free Repair
  Roland Roos
  swiss collection
  Collector #85746652
  /profile/collector_85746652/
  Photography / 2008
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Exhibition swiss collection
by collector Collector #85746652
Collector #30016835
Wenn Sie mit der Freiheit nicht klarkommen, versuchen Sie es doch mit Frauen by Martin Kippenberger
- Wenn Sie mit der Freiheit nicht klarkommen, versuchen Sie es doch mit Frauen
  Martin Kippenberger
  Sammlerlatein
  Wilhelm Schürmann
  /profile/wilhelm_schuermann/
  Photography / 1989 / 55 x 44 cm / color print
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Exhibition Sammlerlatein
by collector Wilhelm Schürmann
I'm Getting Much Better by Tim Ayres
- I'm Getting Much Better
  Tim Ayres
  Editions
  Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk
  /profile/niekolaas_johannes_lekkerkerk/
  Print / 2005 / 29 x 25 cm / Silkscreen
  The most recent edition of VOUS ETES ICI gallery is by Tim Ayres, "I'm getting much better" (2005), in an edition of 115, for the anniversary of the gallery.
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Exhibition Editions
by collector Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk
Beau Basse
Mac Adams
Wei WEI

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