INV. No 616
The aryan lenter – Aladdin’s lamp
1995
OBJECTS
MATERIALS:
Varnish on metal stove
DIMENSIONS: 70 × 38 × 38 cm
PROVENANCE: The artist
COLLECTION: Fabio Mauri Estate, Rome
CATALOGUE: O_1995_616
DIMENSIONS: 70 × 38 × 38 cm
PROVENANCE: The artist
COLLECTION: Fabio Mauri Estate, Rome
CATALOGUE: O_1995_616
NOTE:
On the lid of an English-made kerosene stove, an Aladdin blue-flame model, the words ‘The aryan lenter-Alladin’s lamp’ are inscribed in Arab-style characters. The work is one of the ‘Aryan objects’ displayed at the ‘Arierwiege’ exhibition held at the Galleria Sauro Bocchi, Rome (inv. 1023).
Exhibitions:
1995, Rome, Galleria Sauro Bocchi, Arierwiege, 31 May – 30 June.
2001, Rome, A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna, Fabio Mauri: Un’utile macchina. Massimo Bucchi: Le finestre sul cortile, 12 April – 5 May, curated by Francesco Moschini, Anna Rita Sordini.
Bibliography:
Trasalimenti 98: Progetto per l’arte contemporanea, exhibition catalogue, Medieval village, Castelbasso (Teramo) (Grottammare, Ascoli Piceno: Stamperia dell’arancio, 1998), p. 70 (ill.).
