Strauss & co - 1 December 2018, Cape Town

10 Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Art Auction In the art world the name Cameron Platter has become synonymous with advertisements for penis enlargements, cheap abortions, and the banalities of consumer culture and mass- production. His satirical reinventions mirror our compulsion towards the ‘quick-fix’, that are often accompanied with a mixed sense of futility and celebration. Yellow Slow Dance (2018) looks like the mass- produced plastic chairs one might find at a high-school dance, wedding or beach resort. In reality, it has been painstakingly carved out of jacaranda wood and repainted in enamel. If the objects that we produce are extensions of our hopes and desires, then Yellow Slow Dance reflects what Caitlin Berrigan calls ‘the craftsman’s revenge on viral American capitalism.’ Cameron Platter (b. 1975, South Africa) has exhibited work at IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town (South Africa: 2015); the 55th Venice Biennale,Venice (Italy: 2013); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA: 2011); the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France: 2010); and Haus Der Kultur, Berlin (Germany: 2011). 3 Cameron Platter SOUTH AFRICAN 1978- Yellow Slow Dance 2018 carved jacaranda wood, enamel paint 80 by 45 by 40cm ZAR50 000 - 70 000 £2 800 - 3 800 $3 500 - 5 000 € 3 100 - 4 400 PROVENANCE Donated by the artist.