Christopher Williams
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December 15 – 17, 2023
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Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Wall Coverings, Radio, Printed Matter, Picture Frames, Photographs, Films, Arrangements, 2021
8K UHD Video
4:3 Aspect Ratio
31m:50s
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Blocking Template: Ikea Kitchen (Three-quarter) Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany September 10, 2022, 2023
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
Print: 11 ⅞ x 19 inches (30.2 x 48.3 cm)
Framed: 26 x 33 ⅝ x 1 ¼ inches (66 x 85.4 x 3.2 cm)
Edition 2 of 10, 4 AP
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Model No. 2745 (Son)Distance to lens: 105.5 cm=Garment label: HANOI TOCONTAP VIETNAM 48 Model No. 1542 (Mother)
cm Garment label: Dreiklang 60 2450 60° Sleepware courtesy of Adlershofer Fundus Kostüm- & Requisitenverleih, Ernst-Augustin-Str. 7, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany (fmr. DDR) Pillows manufactured by Heinrich Häussling GmbH & Co., Branchweilerhofstraße 200, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany (fmr. DBR) Bedding manufactured by Oberlausitzer Leinen, Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG, Zittauer Straße 23, Neukirch/Lausitz, Germany (fmr. DDR) Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany October 7, 2019, 2020
Archival pigment print
Print: 16 x 19 ⅜ inches (40.6 x 49.2 cm)
Framed: 29 ⅜ x 32 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches (74.6 x 81.9 x 3.2 cm)
Edition 5 of 10, 4 AP
Christopher Williams
MODEL (David Zwirner, 34 East 69th Street, New York, NY, 10021), 2020
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
22 ½ x 60 ⅜ x ½ inches (57.1 x 153.3 x 1.4 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Wall Coverings, Radio, Printed Matter, Picture Frames, Photographs, Films, Arrangements, 2021
8K UHD Video
4:3 Aspect Ratio
31m:50s
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Provisional Prop: Formal Public Disclosures, 2021
Eight mechanicals, ink, collage, adhesive tape, and vellum on paper; in four white painted steel Eiermann vitrines, fabricated in 2020
Mechanicals; each: 18 ½ x 13 inches (47 x 33 cm)
Vitrines; each: 78 ⅞ x 35 ½ x 33 ¼ inches (200.34 x 90.17 x 84.46 cm)
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Blocking Template: Ikea Kitchen (Three-quarter) Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany September 10, 2022, 2023
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
Print: 11 ⅞ x 19 inches (30.2 x 48.3 cm)
Framed: 26 x 33 ⅝ x 1 ¼ inches (66 x 85.4 x 3.2 cm)
Edition 2 of 10, 4 AP
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Rauhfaser, 2023
East German wallpaper
Overall dimensions variable
Christopher Williams
Untitled (Provisional Prop), 2021
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
Overall dimensions variable
22 ½ x 22 ½ x ⅝ inches (57.1 x 57.1 x 1.5 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP
Christopher Williams
Model No. 2745 (Son)Distance to lens: 105.5 cm=Garment label: HANOI TOCONTAP VIETNAM 48 Model No. 1542 (Mother)
cm Garment label: Dreiklang 60 2450 60° Sleepware courtesy of Adlershofer Fundus Kostüm- & Requisitenverleih, Ernst-Augustin-Str. 7, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany (fmr. DDR) Pillows manufactured by Heinrich Häussling GmbH & Co., Branchweilerhofstraße 200, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany (fmr. DBR) Bedding manufactured by Oberlausitzer Leinen, Hoffmann GmbH & Co. KG, Zittauer Straße 23, Neukirch/Lausitz, Germany (fmr. DDR) Studio Thomas Borho, Oberkasseler Str. 39, Düsseldorf, Germany October 7, 2019, 2020
Archival pigment print
Print: 16 x 19 ⅜ inches (40.6 x 49.2 cm)
Framed: 29 ⅜ x 32 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches (74.6 x 81.9 x 3.2 cm)
Edition 5 of 10, 4 AP
Christopher Williams
MODEL (David Zwirner, 34 East 69th Street, New York, NY, 10021), 2020
Enamel paint, glass, aluminum, and felt
22 ½ x 60 ⅜ x ½ inches (57.1 x 153.3 x 1.4 cm)
Edition 3 of 6, 2 AP