'Bugs: A Portfolio', 2000 A portfolio of prints by ten contemporary artists:

Fiona Banner (Swarm), Tacita Dean (Wasp), Anya Gallaccio (Spider’s Leg at 400x), Brad Lochore (Night Moth), Peter Doig (Kings Cross Mosquito), Cornelia Parker (The Spider that died in the Tower of London), Kathy Prendergast (Mittens and Moth Eggs), Yinka Shonibare (Grain Weevil), Gavin Turk (Metamorphosis) and Mark Wallinger (King Edward and the Colorado Beetle), various mediums, artist's proof, each signed and numbered A/P 11/15, published by the Byam Shaw School of Art, London, in original screenprinted presentation Solander box with a contents list, box 33 wide, 4cm deep, 43cm high, Collectively grouped around an insect theme, this set of 10 prints, to help fund international student bursaries at Byam Shaw School of Art, includes a number of the UK's most iconic contemporary artists at the turn of the century. In an edition of 90 + 15 APs and based on an A3 paper size (with the exception of Turk, 35.5 x 25cm), they employ a range of print techniques. Of particular note is Peter Doig’s 'Kings Cross Mosquito', which is a dual process of etching with drypoint; Anya Gallaccio’s 'Spider’s Leg at 400x', in which she used a scanning electron microscope to produce a silver gelatin print; Yinka Shonibare’s arabesque 'Grain Weevil' lithograph with spot varnishing; and Mark Wallinger’s 'King Edward and the Colorado Beetle', a print depicting the ill-famed beetle known for destroying potato crops, which the artist has individually hand produced by means of a King Edward potato as his print block, making each impression unique. Condition Report, Condition Report, There are handling marks to the box. A crease in the lower right corner. Some scuffs to the printing on the front of the box. A little light surface dust and dirt to the exterior of the box. Rounding to the corner of the Cornelia Parker. The Mark Wallinger has a signature which has been erased, and then re-done elsewhere. The Kathy Prendergast and Brad Lochore prints have a little discolouration to the edges of the margins. The other prints appear to be in good order. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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