Yoshitomo Nara and graf Berlin Baracke 2007 Plastiscope Slide Viewer, Exhibition Edition
Yoshitomo Nara and graf Berlin Baracke 2007 Plastiscope Slide Viewer, Exhibition Edition
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An Exhibition in Your Palm
A toy television carries sixteen views of Nara and graf's Berlin hut. It keeps the spirit of their touring installations, handmade and playful, small enough to hold.
Best for: Nara completists and collectors of exhibition ephemera
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Described as new, opened only to check. Fine surface marks inherent in the rough plastic finish.
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A palm-sized plastic television that shows the inside of an exhibition: the Berlin Baracke plastiscope, made for Yoshitomo Nara and graf's show in Berlin in 2007.
The Piece
Between 10 February and 21 April 2007, Nara and the Osaka design collective graf built Berlin Baracke, one of their walk-in hut installations, in the German capital. This little viewer was produced to mark it. Hold it to the light and look through the peephole at the back, then click the dial: sixteen slides advance one by one, showing the finished rooms, works on the walls, and the team at work during the build, including the large drawing of a girl and the YNG lettering seen in the photographs.
The case is a retro television in bright, slightly rough plastic, with a printed screen and dial panel, and it was made in the European Union. It is a charming document of the period when Nara and graf were touring their architectural installations, and it sits easily on a shelf beside books and editions.
The photographs show the viewer in six colourways, yellow, green, orange, pink, red and blue, and it is offered as shown.
Details
- Artists: Yoshitomo Nara and graf
- Title: Plastiscope, Berlin Baracke version
- Year: 2007
- Object: Television-shaped slide viewer with sixteen slides
- Material: Plastic
- Colours: Yellow, green, orange, pink, red, blue, as shown
- Size: About 7.4 x 2.7 x 5.9 cm (2.9 x 1.1 x 2.3 in) each
- Made in: European Union
- Condition: New, opened only to check
Condition
- Described as new, opened only to check the contents.
- The plastic has a deliberately rough finish and shows fine surface marks from manufacture.
Condition grade A (excellent, very light signs of age) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Details are given as the description states them. Keep out of direct sun to protect the slides and the coloured plastic.
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