ANGELA CONNER (BRITISH B. 1935), CHAOS FACTOR ANGELA CONNER (BRITISH B. 1935)CHAOS FACTOR Onyx dust, resin and Portland stone 108 x 130cm (42½ x 51 in.)Executed in 1989. From an edition of 5. This water feature was designed by Conner as an outdoor centrepiece. Streams of water emerge from invisible pores on the surface of the black sphere and stream over the surface in random patterns. Chaos Factor was exhibited at the Cartoon and Humor Museum at the Istanbul Biennial in 1989, Angela Conner's Solo Exhibition held by Browse & Derby in 1989 and in the Economist Plaza in London in 1992. Provenance: Direct from the artist's studio collection

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