The Great Bear is a four colour offset lithograph mounted in an anodised aluminium frame. Executed in 1992, this work is an artist's proof, aside from the edition of 50. 16, no. The Great Bear. Then you can undermine the work as an object, give it a new use. framed: 119 by 134 cm. Executed in 1992, this work is artist's proof 1 from an edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs. I like disrupting something people take as read. Adapting the official map of the London Underground, Patterson has replaced the names of stations with philosophers, actors, politicians and other celebrated figures. The Great Bear is a four colour offset lithograph mounted in an anodised aluminium frame. I started with a map that is to some extent an abstraction of the urban landscape … the tube stops … can be seen as stars in a constellation, where you imagine the lines to connect the dots.' Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale. It was printed by London Underground printers and published by the artist and Milch Gallery. 10-11, 13 (illustrated, p. 13)London, Royal Academy of Arts, Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection, 18 September - 28 December 1997, pp. The frame is identical to those used by London Transport to display their route maps and maufactured by the same company; it is an integral part of the object. SIMON PATTERSON (B.1967) The Great Bear signed, dated and inscibed 'Simon Patterson, 1992, A/P' (lower right) 4-colour lithograph in a Deb 2000 Quad Royal anodised aluminium frame with 4mm safety glass and It refers to the astronomical constellation of the same name. The purchase price will be the sum of your final bid plus other applicable charges, such as the buyer’s premium, local taxes, shipping expenses, loss damage liability fees, customs duty/import tax and any other charges that may apply. Lots are not available for collection at weekends. Patterson playfully subverts our belief that maps and diagrams provide a reliable source of information. 1967. He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1996 for his exhibitions at the Lisson … Project for a Monument to Ludwig Feuerbach. A related work, a wall painting made in the same year, J.P. 233 in C.C.O. [1] The work is in an edition of 50 with a small additional number of artist's proofs. Journal Simon Patterson, 'The Great Bear', Lot 152, 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, 14 February, Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, London, Tate Gallery, The Turner Prize 1996, 29 October 1996 - 12 January 1997, pp. SIMON PATTERSON (B. Registration mark; part of the image: lower right corner of image; offset lithography, '15/50' "Seeing the unseen, Nvisible museum", London 1994 (another from the edition illustrated in the catalogue). ''I like disrupting something people take as read'', he comments. Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? -- It is being reviewed by Christie’s specialists and if the price of this lot is revised, you will be notified. 25000 instead of 25,000). 42¾ by 53 in. "In and out, back & forth", New York, 1992. cat., London, Hayward Gallery, 1992 (another impression illustrated).Made in London, exh. (108.5 x 134cm.) As the title suggests, the map has been wittily reinvented as a constellation of 'stars' in the galaxy of fame. Doubletake, Collective Memory and Current Art, exh. Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. The relationships between them, set up by their positions in line and the lines they appear in, seem sometimes to follow set patterns (a sequence of film stars or a sequence of saints, for example) but then the pattern is broken and we are presented with new, if unlikely, connections.As the title suggests, the map has been wittily reinvented as a constellation of 'stars' in the galaxy of fame. Signature; date; bottom right corner; pencil, '© London Regional Transport' Bedroom Face with Green Wallpaper (Variation), Punta Hicacos, Varadero, Cuba, February 14, 2000, Walking Pocket Watch (color)/ The Music of Regret, FedEx® Large Box, Los Angeles - New York TRK- , Saltsjöbaden - London TRK-777236485934, You seem unrelated to the world of apppearances. [3] David Pike, author of 'Modernist Space and the Transformation of Underground London', expressed his belief that Patterson "discovered the dreams of modernism within the world of the 1990s in the same way that he found the dreams of the present lurking within the modernist space of Harry Beck's underground map", comparing the work to the writing of Iain Sinclair and the artwork of Mark Dion. "Dimensions Variable", London 1997, p.49 (another from the edition illustrated in the catalogue in colour). Pythagoras has been suitably positioned at the triangular intersection of three lines normally known as Paddington Station, on the circular line of philosophers. Email our Specialists or call +44 (0)20 7839 9060 with questions. The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. I am not nihilistic. London Regional Transport permitted the artist to include their copyright symbol on the print. He has commented: There is no code to be cracked in any of my work. this work is an edition of 50 plus 15 artist's proofs. Meanings may not be obvious, you may not get a joke, but nothing is really cryptic - I'm not interested in mystification. The original design of the Underground Map is a complete abstraction - it's just a graphic solution to a problem. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. After a brief moment of silence he replied: "On Sundays I may not allow myself to be seen on the streets, for I have no Sunday clothes. "The underground map is recognisable although it is an abstraction that seems representative of place; people who are not interested in art might like it, because it is comfortable. Tamila Kerimova And I like using something that allows the viewer to enter into the work. cat., London, Royal Academy, 1997 (another impression illustrated, p. 143). Please see the Conditions of Sale for further information.This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. The unique design of the 1933 London Transport Underground Map made it an icon of 20th-century life for all those who had even the slightest familiarity with the British capital. It has my own logic but it is a completely personal, idiosyncratic one.R ("Names are words for things", Sculpture, Jan. 1997, vol. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. SIMON PATTERSON (B.1967) At first glance the work looks like the London Underground Tube map, but Patterson uses each line to represent groups of people, including scientists, saints, philosophers, comedians, explorers and footballers. )Executed in 1992, this work is artist's proof 1 from an edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs. Read our, Copyright: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017. cat., London, Simmons & Simmons, 1996 (another impression illustrated).Turner Prize 1996, exh. [2] Social historian Joe Moran wrote in his 2005 work Reading the Everyday that the map "suggests that the tube map has become its own reality, entirely abstracted from the work it ostensibly represents".