518 - STUDIO ALCHIMIA

STUDIO ALCHIMIA Milan Title: "Spiritelli" by Museo Alchimia. Subtitle: Mixed lot of 26 objects. Date: 1991. Description: Various materials and sizes. Most are signed or monogrammed and numbered; some are dated and titled. Museo Alchimia, Milan (publisher). Presumably each piece is V/50. Each comes in its original wooden box with a plaque inscribed with the name of the series, the artist, the publisher, and the year. Includes works by the following artists: Ron Arad & Shaun Crown, Enrico Baj, J. Beckmann & P. Esrafily, Sergio Calatroni, Carla Capalbo, Anarchico Catalano, Alex Chameroy, Riccardo Dalisi, Marie Dean, Michele DeLucci, Tom Dixon, Dan Friedman, J. Louis Floch, Piero Gilardi, Giorgio Gregori, Alessandro Guerriero, Igort, Mark Kostabi, Alex Krieger, Shiro Kuramata, Alex Locadia, Alessandro Mendini, Mimmo Paladino, Ettore Sottsass, George Sowden, Armando Testa. Provenance: - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - A playful connection between art, design, and pop culture - A rarely offered comprehensive collection of the “Spiritelli” by the famous Studio Alchimia - Well-known international designers and artists have participated in this project The “Spiritelli” (“little spirits”) are among the most charming and, at the same time, conceptually striking works of Italian avant-garde design. Created within the Studio Alchimia circle in Milan, they embody that playful fusion of art, design, pop culture, and everyday life for which the group has been internationally renowned since the late 1970s. In the early 1990s, these small, sculptural-looking figures—conceived as imaginary “house spirits”—were created. They serve no practical function but exist as characters in their own right. Their often colorful, ironic, and deliberately artificial design makes them characteristic examples of Alchimia’s blurring of the boundaries between applied and fine art. The complete series comprises 30 objects designed by various artists and designers. Each model is produced in a limited edition of 50 pieces. The group of 26 “Spiritelli” offered here provides a rare and comprehensive insight into this series. When presented together, it becomes particularly clear how differently the participating artists interpret the motif of the little “house spirit”—ranging from sculptural and architecturally inspired forms to humorous, almost surreal figures. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport is available only through a shipping company after consultation following the auction. Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros For a total invoice amount exceeding 25,000 Euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Studio Alchimia #1990s #Object #Sculptures. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obligated to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price toward this fee.