And Then We See

Andrea Büttner (1972 - )

2 woodcut prints on paper on board

2018

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
    And Then We See is a woodcut hand-printed on Japanese paper. The colours emerge from an intuitive process, based on experimentation while printing. The text offers an open sentence that can equally resonate with themes of community, politics and religion. Using ‘And Then We See’ as a starting point, the artist further interrogates ‘Then: “What needs to happen? So that we will see. That is the political question”.’

    Andrea Büttner’s practice connects art history with social or ethical
    issues, exploring broad-ranging topics such as poverty, work, community, belief, botany, and philosophy. These are articulated through formats encompassing printmaking, sculpture, painting, weaving, photography, video, and collaborative projects.
  • About the artist
    Andrea Büttner was born in 1972 in Stuttgart, Germany. She studied at the Royal College of Art, London, Humboldt University of Berlin and Berlin University of the Arts. Recent solo exhibitions include Hammer Projects: Andrea Büttner, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2017); Andrea Büttner, Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain, Sérignan, France (2016); Andrea Büttner, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2016); Beggars and iPhones, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria (2015); Andrea Büttner, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA (2015); and BP Spotlight: Andrea Büttner, Tate Britain, London, UK (2014). She was nominated for the 2017 Turner Prize. She lives and works in London and Berlin.
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    Subjects
    text-based work, religion, philosophy, community, politics, ethics
    Materials & Techniques
    Japanese paper, manual relief print, woodcut, coloured woodcut
  • Details
    Artist
    Andrea Büttner (1972 - )
    Title
    And Then We See
    Date
    2018
    Medium
    2 woodcut prints on paper on board
    Dimensions
    2 parts, each 100.1 x 192.7 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Hollybush Gardens, January 2019
    Inscription
    Recto lower left corner on each print: A. Buttner 18
    Provenance
    Hollybush Gardens, London, UK; from whom purchased by UK Government Art Collection, 2018
    GAC number
    18785