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"Thin Black Lines" Lamp

"Thin Black Lines" Lamp
"Thin Black Lines" Lamp
"Thin Black Lines" Lamp
DesignerJapanese, established 2002
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "Thin Black Lines" Lamp
Date2010
MediumSteel and light bulb
Dimensions19 3/4 × 14 5/8 in. (50.2 × 37.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Friedman Benda Gallery
Object number2014.922.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe designer; [Phillips de Pury Auction house for special exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, London, 2011]; [Purchased by Friedman Benda Gallery, 2011]; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History"Thin Black Lines and Dancing Squares," National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, 2010.

"Thin Black Line + Blurry White Surfaces," Saatchi Gallery and Phillips de Pury, London, 2011.
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