Armand Fernandez (Arman) (1928 Nice - 2005 New York City), Coin Tray to 'Chimériques Polymères: le plastique dans l'art du XX° siècle', 1996, Play money coins (Banque du Jouet), plastic tray. 30.8 x 29.7 cm. Signed lower right next to the embossing: arman (black fiber pen). From an edition of 1000 copies. The object was created for the exhibition catalog of the MAMAC Nice, the actually two-part plastic shell (back shell with plastic bottles by César Baldaccini) encloses the exhibition catalog.,

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