Lot 266
GIANNI COLOMBO (ITALIAN 1937-1993) FOR EDITIONS STUDIO MARCONI, MILAN §
'CROMOSTRUTTURA' KINETIC TABLE LAMP/SCULPTURE, DESIGNED 1961
Auction: MODERN MADE | Lots 1 - 422 | Fri 01 May at 10am
Description
signed and numbered 11/100 to label (to base), and with Galerie Withofs applied label (to base), plexiglas light column with electrical system on a stainless steel base
Dimensions
27cm high, 15.2cm wide, 15.2cm deep (10 5/8in high, 6in wide, 6in deep)
Provenance
with Galerie Withofs, Brussels;
with La Galerie Autegarden-Rapin, Brussels, from whom acquired by the present owner in 2004;
Private Collection, U.K.
Footnote
Literature:
Giovanni Colombo, una collezione 1959/1977, Editions Marconi, Milan, 1975, p. 32.
Founded in Milan in 1959, the avant-garde artistic collective Gruppo T brought together key figures including Giovanni Anceschi, Davide Boriani, Gianni Colombo, Gabriele De Vecchi, and Grazia Varisco. The group sought to push the boundaries of artistic practice by fostering interactive works - objects, environments, and experiences that actively engaged the viewer and challenged traditional notions of static art.
Now regarded as important pioneers of kinetic and programmed art, Gruppo T laid critical groundwork for subsequent developments in experimental design. Their explorations directly informed the evolution of avant-garde lighting in the following decade, influencing designers such as Joe Colombo, Ugo La Pietra, and those associated with the progressive lighting company New Lamp, who expanded these ideas into innovative, immersive lighting concepts.