Art News – New York: 23-foot, 16-ton Teddy Bear sculpture by Urs Fischer to be displayed Friday April 8th, at Seagram’s Building, Park Avenue
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011| Urs Fischer by Urs Fischer | Oscar the Grouch | Madame Fisscher |
Urs Fischer, Untitled (Lamp/Bear), 2005/2006, via Wall Street Journal
Untitled (Lamp/Bear), a 23-foot, 16-ton sculpture of bright yellow teddy bear slumped beneath a Bakelite lamp, will be on display at the Seagram Building (375 Park Avenue, at 53rd St) through September 2011. The piece, by Swiss sculptor Urs Fischer, is a highlight of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art auction, and began its life as a 1-foot teddy bear, which was then scanned three-dimensionally with lasers in Switzerland and cast in bronze in Shanghai. Christie’s will be auctioning the installation on May 11th.
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