Prototype for Bitch Lounge, 1999
welded chrome-plated steel base with tufted leather upholstery
24 x 36 x 24 inches


Sachs's urgent sense of the pop, material world, so present in his sculpture, is equally shown here, though the reference is differently chosen, very refined, and very polished.  It is little known that Sachs worked with Frank Gehry on the hockey-stick furniture.  His knowledge and elegance as a designer are overwhelmingly evident in this piece.  Referring to classic modernist design, Sachs made very specific choices in design in this low-slung chaise:  the weight of the rod used to make the base; the subtle curve in the back rest; the density of the foam; even the size and placement of the buttons was carefully considered and chosen.

Untitled (Barrier lamp), circa 1992
19 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 7 inches
painted wood, painted lamp, steel braces, Lincoln electrode tube, bulb fixture, fabric-covered electrical cord with switch


This is one of six unique lamps made by Tom Sachs over a ten-year period. Cobbled together from the world's detritus–a phone book, a sheet metal sign, a street barrier--the eccentric forms that Sachs assembled become a lamps only by virtue of a light bulb and electrical plug attached, lamps then at the most basic definition.  They look like sculpture, but not like Sachs's sculpture.  They have a great, strong energy to them, hovering on the border of work and object.

Love and Fluxus, 1999
parking meter head, Fellowes Underwriters portable lamp and electrical cord
8 1/2 x 12 x 9 inches

Eames Bad Dream Lamp, circa 1989
painted aluminum globe, steel base, 25-watt bulb, cable ties and electrical cord with switch
17 x 12 x 10 1/2 inches

Untitled (Three bricks), circa 1993
brick, iron, clamp, gear shift, steel lamp-globe, holster, electrical cord with switch and paint
24 1/2 x 19 x 11 1/2 inches

Untitled (Telephone lamp), 1994
telephone book, duct tape, 67- watt bulb, flexible metal stem and electrical cord
23 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 17 inches

Untitled (Clamp lamp), 1996
flood lamp, vise grip, white electrical tape, socket with extension unit and electrical cord
3 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches

Untitled (Sheet metal lamp), circa 1992
welded steel, painted sheet metal, lamp parts, nickels, pull chain, solder and electrical cord
21 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Quarter Screw, circa
quarter, drill bit and solder
approximately 2 x 1 x 1/16 inches
stamped "TS" on face
edition size to be determined; 62 in hand at A/D

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