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30 handbags (detail)

By  Henny Burnett 1994

Martin Urmson

The whole piece consists of thirty units cast in wax, which are arranged according to site or location. The use of stereo - typical female objects, handbags and kitchen utensils, is a reference to advertisements found in 1950 women's magazines. The piece is also about collecting, arrangement, memory and ephemera.

Martin Urmson

Martin Urmson

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Small domestic lockdown pieces: responses to 30/30 by 12ø Collective.

Collectors Tracks'

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