Lisa Brice , 'Dead Drunk Dreaming'

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foam, plastic, resin, metal and wood (236.5 x 232.5 x 10 cm) Qty: (3) Provenance: Private collection, Cape Town. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Reflecting on her personal experiences in Cape Town, Lisa Brice’s Dead, Drunk, Dreaming is a striking and honest depiction of urban isolation and social decline in the city. The work confronts the struggles of marginalized communities in the area and country at large. Discussing the piece, the artist states: Cape Town, my home town, is a beautiful city, set as it is between the mountains and the sea. Like the rest of South Africa, however, there are many social problems with high unemployment and the accompanying evils of alcoholism and drug addiction. A body sprawled on the street is usually simply an object to step around, rather than a human being who might not even be alive, a recent victim of a casual killing.’[1] [1] Brice, L. (1998). Lisa Brice. Frankfurt & Cape Town: Galerie Frank Hänel, p.156. COLLECTOR'S NOTE The highest price achieved for Lisa Brice’s work at auction is $ 3 166 000 for No Bare Back, after Embah (2017) in New York, in 2021. Recent international group shows include the prestigious Capturing the Moment exhibition at Tate Modern, London from June 2023 – April 2024 and Between the Islands at Tate Britain from December 2021 – April 2022. Her solo exhibition LIVES and WORKS opened at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Paris in October 2023, marking the artist’s debut in France, which was accompanied by a publication of the same name in August 2024. Other recent solo exhibitions include Lisa Brice at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London (2019) and Boundary Girl at Salon94 in New York (2017). Major institutional solo exhibitions include Smoke and Mirrors at KM21, Kunstmuseum Den Haag in 2020, and Art Now: Lisa Brice at Tate Britain in 2018. Important literature references include Vitamin P2: Anthology of International Painting published by Phaidon in 2011, SOUTH AFRICAN ART NOW by Sue Williamson in 2009 and 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa, edited by Sophie Perryer in 2004. COLLECTIONS: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, the Tate Modern, London; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California; Johannesburg Art Gallery; Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town; Gallery Frank Haenel, Frankfurt; X Museum, Beijing and the Sindika Dokolo - African Collection of Contemporary Art, Luanda. The overall condition is fair. Minor surface dirt throughout. Scratching to the surface of the resin domes. Seperation of the backing Masonite board from the figure. Some bending and damage to the figure's connecting rods.