▲ John Latham (British, 1921-2006) 'Noit (One Second Drawing)', 1971-72

with Noit Time/Operator stamp verso, spray paint on painted wood, 30 x 17.5cm; unframed, The Artist, by whom gifted to Charles Harrisson; with artHester, London, where acquired by Doris Lockhart Saatchi, 26 February 2008 (purchase price £5,000); Property from The Estate of Doris Lockhart Saatchi. Pl, Please note this work is to be offered with no reserve. John Latham was a pioneering British conceptual artist whose work spanned painting, sculpture, performance, film, installation, and writing. He challenged traditional ideas about art, science, space and time through his theory of 'Event Structure', which viewed reality as a sequence of events rather than fixed objects. His experimental approach transformed everyday actions into art. In 2003, he declared his studio, Flat Time House, a living sculpture based on his ideas about time. His work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including Tate Britain, the Venice Biennale, documenta and the Serpentine Galleries. Latham began a series of 'One Second Drawings' in 1970, by taking black spray paint and applying it to whiteboard for a period of one second. In doing so Latham attempted to represent a concept he deemed a 'least event', or the event which is closest to a state of nothingness. John Latham was a pioneering British conceptual artist whose work spanned painting, sculpture, performance, film, installation, and writing. He challenged traditional ideas about art, science, space and time through his theory of 'Event Structure', which viewed reality as a sequence of events rather than fixed objects. His experimental approach transformed everyday actions into art. In 2003, he declared his studio, Flat Time House, a living sculpture based on his ideas about time. His work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including Tate Britain, the Venice Biennale, documenta and the Serpentine Galleries. Condition Report, Condition Report, A little very slight yellowing to the white paint. Minor dents and chips to extreme edges. There is a light surface scuff to the centre of one of the longer edges. Under raking light there are some slight drip marks in the white paint which are understood to be from the time of the work's creation. If additional images are required please contact the department. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

Estimate:£2,000

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