Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Scotland 1925–2006)
- Title
- Talismans and signifiers (collaboration with Richard Grasby and Nicholas Sloan) nos. 3, 5, 7, 11, 18, 19
- Year
- 1984
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- six carved stones, six panels of text
- Dimensions
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installation dimensions variable:
a - No.3 (Black cube with diamonds); 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9cm; each
b - No.5 ('Rest' stone); 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.5cm
c - No.7 ('Net' stone); 1.9 x 10 x 6.6cm
d - No.11 (spotted black cube); 5.3 x 5.3 x 5.3cm
e - No.18 (black cube wth cross); 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7cm
f - No.19 (grey/white cube); 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9cm
g-l - 6 panels of text; 18.3 x 9.2cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1985
- Accession number
- 95.1985.a-l
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
From a series of 20, made in collaboration with Richard Grasby and Nicholas Sloan.
- Bibliography (2)
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Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Five years on: a selection of acquisitions 1981-1986, Sydney, 1986. cat.no. 120
Anthony Bond (England; Australia) (Author), William Wright (Australia, b.1937) (Author), The British Show, Sydney, 1985, 158. Lent by the artist and Graeme Murray Gallery
- Exhibition history (8)
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The British Show, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 19 Feb 1985–24 Mar 1985.
The British Show, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 23 Apr 1985–09 Jun 1985.
The British Show, Queensland Art Gallery, 05 Jul 1985–11 Aug 1985.
The British Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 26 Sep 1985–05 Nov 1985.
The British Show, National Art Gallery, Wellington, 05 Dec 1985–26 Jan 1986.
Five years on: a selection of acquisitions 1981-1986, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 26 Sep 1986–23 Nov 1986.
Acquisitions from the Komon, Salkauskas and Horton Funds, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 May 1987–31 May 1987.
Ideas and Actions: Performance, Process and Documentation, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 29 Oct 1999–23 Jan 2000.
