This new, sealed limited run, Michael Craig Martin, ‘GO’ Poster from the London 2012 games is a great addition to one's art collection.
You are buying an original Michael Craig Martin, ‘GO’, mint, sealed and foil wrapped print edition with hologram of authenticity from the London 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games. We bought this from the Olympic website and it's been in dry storage ever since. Perfect for framing of your choice.
It is one of 12 posters by contemporary leading artists commissioned for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Printed in an edition of 50,000 copies at Al portrait size (800 x 600mm approx).
The full poster image is a clip for reference only, as the item for auction is sealed and unopened.
2012 saw the Olympic and Paralympic Games going to London with a burst of pride and anticipation. 2012 also saw the centenary celebrations of the Olympic Games posters which have been commissioned over the years by the hosting cities and have included artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Twelve artists were commissioned by Tate Britain to create imagery that celebrates the Olympic Games coming to London and expresses the values of the Olympics and Paralympics. The posters were exhibited Tate Britain as part of the London 2012 Festival, a 12-week celebration of British culture running concurrent to the Games and featured as part of a high profile campaign to promote the London 2012 Games.
We are selling another 5 large format London 2012 posters (** on list below) as well as a Gold Limited Edition Box Set with all twelve posters, featuring works by:
Olympic Artists:
• Rachel Whiteread**
• Chris Ofili
• Howard Hodgkin**
• Anthea Hamilton
• Bridget Riley**
• Martin Creed
Paralympic Artists:
• Tracey Emin**
• Michael Craig-Martin**
• Sarah Morris**
• Fiona Banner
• Bob and Roberta Smith
• Gary Hume
Each image is a distinct interpretation of either the Olympic or Paralympic Games by the individual artists and the diversity of the series demonstrates the extraordinary creative talent that exists within the UK.
We can also provide a photocopy of copy of the original invoice (see photos) for provenance
About Michael Craig Martin, ‘GO’:
Michael Craig-Martin combines quotidian objects such as light bulbs, chairs, and umbrellas with everyday words. His pairing of language and image is based on both familiar and unexpected associations. In combining the word GO with a stopwatch Craig-Martin conveys with a sense of immediacy the excitement and anticipation experienced in the moments before the starter pistol is fired, and the roar of the crowd as they encourage their favourite athlete towards the finish line.
A set of the images was given to the Queen for the Royal Collection and to other important British art collections, including the Government Art Collection (which displayed the images in 10 Downing St in 2012) and the British Council (which exhibited the images across China in 2012 as part of 'UK Now', the largest festival of British arts ever to be shown in China, as well as displaying the posters in British Council’s across the world).
We are having a radical clear out of new or lightly-used clothes, household items, art, pottery, and decorative objects due to a house move.
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If you’d like to buy more than one item, I’m happy to combine postage. Please either send me a request in advance of making the purchase, or buy the items, but message me before making payment and I’ll send a combined shipping invoice to save you money.
Stored in a pet and smoke-free home and posted in a string poster mailing tube by Royal Mail Tracked 48 which is tracked and insured . If there’s another delivery service you’d prefer to use, please let me know and I’ll price it up for you. I also post internationally using the eBay service
I am unable to post 8th - 16th June, sorry. Because of work I’m only normally able to post on Mondays and Fridays, but if you need something urgently please message me and I’ll do my best to help.
Please note, I accept returns within 14 days if posted back in the original condition. Unless the item is faulty, original and return postage is at the buyers expense.
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