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Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975) O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). image 1
Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975) O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). image 2
Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975) O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). image 3
Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975) O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). image 4
Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975) O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in). image 5
Lot 10W

Gonçalo Mabunda
(Mozambican, born 1975)
O trono em dois tempos, 2015 103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in).

2 May 2019, 14:00 EDT
New York

US$5,000 - US$8,000

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Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambican, born 1975)

O trono em dois tempos, 2015
deactivated weapon parts and bath tub
103 x 80 x 52cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 20 1/2in).

Footnotes

Goncalo Mabunda was born in Mozambique in 1975, the same year it gained independence. Following this a civil war broke out between the years 1976 – 1992, killing over 1,000,000 civilians. Despite losing relatives of his own, Mabunda uses decommissioned weapons from the war and transforms them into masks and thrones like the present lot. The throne is the most iconic example of Mabunda's work and demonstrates the tension power and arms create. It's also a great piece of modern design, with Mabunda beautifully welding the bullets in a systematic grid format together with an enamel bathtub. Thus completely transforming the history and purpose of the weapons.

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