Title:
And Then We See
Object name(s):
Print
Collection:
Government Art Collection
Acquisition note:
Purchased from Hollybush Gardens, January 2019
Associated concept:
religion
Associated concept:
philosophy
Associated concept:
community
Associated concept:
politics
Associated concept:
text-based work
Associated concept:
ethics
Associated date:
2018
Date - association:
Production
Date - earliest / single:
2018
Date - latest:
2018
Credit line:
© Andrea Büttner
Current location:
Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall
Location address:
London
Dimension:
2 parts, each 100.1 x 192.7 cm
Inscription content:
Recto lower left corner on each print: A. Buttner 18
Object name:
Print
Object number:
18785
Object number:
00018785
Object production person:
Büttner, Andrea
Person's biographical note:
Andrea Büttner was born in 1972 in Stuttgart, Germany. She studied at the Royal College of Art, London, Humboldt University of Berlin and Berlin University of the Arts. Recent solo exhibitions include Hammer Projects: Andrea Büttner, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2017); Andrea Büttner, Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain, Sérignan, France (2016); Andrea Büttner, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2016); Beggars and iPhones, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria (2015); Andrea Büttner, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA (2015); and BP Spotlight: Andrea Büttner, Tate Britain, London, UK (2014). She was nominated for the 2017 Turner Prize. She lives and works in London and Berlin.
Person's birth date:
1972
Right note:
© Andrea Büttner
Right type:
Copyright
Technique:
2 woodcut prints on paper on board
Text:
Hollybush Gardens, London, UK; from whom purchased by UK Government Art Collection, 2018
Text reason:
Object-history-note
Text:
Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
Text reason:
Object-exhibition-history-note
Text:
And Then We See is a woodcut hand-printed on Japanese paper. The colours emerge from an intuitive process, based on experimentation while printing. The text offers an open sentence that can equally resonate with themes of community, politics and religion. Using ‘And Then We See’ as a starting point, the artist further interrogates ‘Then: “What needs to happen? So that we will see. That is the political question”.’

Andrea Büttner’s practice connects art history with social or ethical
issues, exploring broad-ranging topics such as poverty, work, community, belief, botany, and philosophy. These are articulated through formats encompassing printmaking, sculpture, painting, weaving, photography, video, and collaborative projects.
Text reason:
Object-label-text

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Use licence for this record: Open Government Licence

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