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30 - Gilbert Descossy (French, born in 1946)
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Gilbert Descossy (French, born in 1946) "Allah Akbar," 2003 Chewing gum mounted on a wooden board and contextualized by the artist. Pen inscriptions detailing the artist’s creative process. Height 30, Width 12 cm. Provenance: a Parisian collection. Born in Arles-sur-Tech, Descossy taught visual arts from 1967 to 1994. He created his first oral sculptures in 1970. He then devoted himself to chewed gum, shaped using only his mouth, tongue, and teeth. His “Petrified Words” series comprises more than thirteen thousand pieces.
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