577 - FILLIOU, ROBERT

FILLIOU, ROBERT 1926 Sauve, France–1987 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, France Title: Galerie Légitime. Date: 1972. Technique: Inscribed paper hat, cord, and photograph in a display frame. Dimensions: 64.5 x 91 x 4 cm. Provenance: - Sprüth Magers Gallery, Bonn, 1972 - Galerie Inge Baecker, Cologne - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 1998) Exhibition: - Galerie Sprüth Magers, Bonn, 1972 - Museum Kunst-Palast, Düsseldorf, 2003 - Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2003 - Musée d’Art Moderne Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d’Ascq, 2003–2004 Literature: - Exhibition catalog: Robert Filliou - Genie ohne Talent, Museum Kunst-Palast, Düsseldorf/Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona/Musée d'Art Moderne Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 2003/04, cat. no. 87, p. 50, ill. - Rare prototype from Robert Filliou’s groundbreaking project “Galerie Légitime” - Work of particular art-historical significance - Exemplifies Filliou’s expanded concept of art and is one of the Fluxus movement’s most significant creations With his “Galerie Légitime,” founded in Paris in 1962, Robert Filliou radically challenged traditional notions of art, exhibitions, and the art market. The gallery initially consisted of a cap purchased in Tokyo, under which the artist carried his own miniature works as well as pieces by artist friends. Inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s portable museum “La Boîte-en-valise,” Filliou transformed public space into an exhibition venue accessible at any time. On the streets, in bistros, or in museums, he approaches passersby and presents them with the artworks right beneath his headgear. The stamp “Galerie Légitime – Couvre-chef(s)-d’oeuvre(s)” playfully combines the concepts of headgear and masterpiece. As early as 1962, Filliou further developed the concept: initial presentations of his own works were followed by exhibitions featuring works by Benjamin Patterson, Ben Vautier, Emmett Williams, Daniel Spoerri, and other artists. The original cap was replaced by bowler hats and top hats. Later, posters and silkscreen prints were created that viewers could fold themselves into a portable gallery. The work offered here serves as a prototype for these versions, which Filliou presented at exhibitions. Galerie Légitime invites visitors to put on the paper hat and presents all of Filliou’s works that come to mind while doing so. The work embodies Filliou’s aspiration to liberate art from institutional and commercial structures and to conceive of it as an open, collaborative process. Its principle challenges traditional standards of value. At the same time, the mobile gallery anticipates the concept of the “Eternal Network,” a cross-border network of artistic collaboration. It is thus regarded as an exemplary expression of his expanded concept of art and as a major work of the Fluxus movement. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: This lot is not suitable for parcel shipping. Transport is only available via 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 Over a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand Shipping to the U.S. by individual arrangement after the auction. #Robert Filliou #Fluxus #France #Post-War Art #1970s #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.