Alessandro Mendini Windsurfing 2002 Polyurethane foam, fibreglass, watches and watch parts. 360 × 68 × 12 cm (141.75 × 26.75 × 4.75 in).
Catalogue Essay This colourful sailboard was transformed into a work of art by the eminent Italian designer and architect Alessandro Mendini A relatively recent addition to Olympic Games competitions, windsurfing has all the romance of the hero taking on the forces of nature, alone on the sea with only the wind, his wits and a makeshift boat to take him to his destination. Mendini decorates his unique sailboard with patches of colour and good-luck charms made from Swatch watch components. Like the other Kaleidoscope lots on offer, Mendini’s sailboard was exhibited at a street-painting festival in Athens priorto the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Read More
Alessandro Mendini Windsurfing 2002 Polyurethane foam, fibreglass, watches and watch parts. 360 × 68 × 12 cm (141.75 × 26.75 × 4.75 in).
Catalogue Essay This colourful sailboard was transformed into a work of art by the eminent Italian designer and architect Alessandro Mendini A relatively recent addition to Olympic Games competitions, windsurfing has all the romance of the hero taking on the forces of nature, alone on the sea with only the wind, his wits and a makeshift boat to take him to his destination. Mendini decorates his unique sailboard with patches of colour and good-luck charms made from Swatch watch components. Like the other Kaleidoscope lots on offer, Mendini’s sailboard was exhibited at a street-painting festival in Athens priorto the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Read More
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