Strauss & co - 1 December 2018, Cape Town

38 Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Art Auction 17 Cyrus Kabiru KENYAN 1984- Macho Nne the Smithsonian 2018 c-type print on Diasec mount image size: 150 by 140cm Edition 1 of 1 + 1AP; accompanied by C-Stunner, a unique work C-Stunner: The Smithsonian 2018 found objects, mixed media 30 by 30 by 6cm (2) ZAR150 000 - 200 000 £8 500 - 11 000 $11 000 - 14 000 € 9 500 - 12 500 Over the years Cyrus Kabiru’s C-Stunners series has become an iconic example of resourcefulness and imagination; one that bridges the supposed barriers between art, design, craft and fashion. While links could be drawn between traditional African mask-making practices and Kabiru’s sculptural eyewear, his practice is also deeply embedded in the future, creating work from natural materials and the byproducts of global capitalism that culminate in a highly aestheti- cised vision of our contemporary moment. Cyrus Kabiru (b. 1984, Kenya) was selected as a featured artist for The Armory Show’s ‘Focus Section: African Perspectives’, New York (USA: 2016); and has exhibited work at the MARTA Herford Museum of Contemporary Art, Herford (Germany: 2016); the Vitra Design Museum, Weil (Germany: 2015); the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (Spain: 2015); the Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris, (France: 2015); and the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (USA: 2015 and 2013). Image courtesy of SMAC Gallery, copyright the artist PROVENANCE Donated by the artist. Courtesy of SMAC Gallery.