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Amalgamated Eroded Keyboard

Lot 14
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Product Description

This bronze work was crafted from a cast of Pharrellā€™s 1980s MT-500 Casio keyboard, the first instrument Pharrell ever made music on. In Arshamā€™s iconic patinated bronze with polished crystals, the keyboard appears as an object that has been eroded and reformed, a thousands years in the future.

1/3 Editions + 2 AP

Product Year

2023

Product Materials

Stainless Steel, Patinated Bronze, Polished Bronze

Product Dimensions

9 x 25 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (22.9 x 65.4 x 8.3 cm.)

Product Note

Pharrell Williams and Daniel Arsham were destined to cross paths. They share a profound curiosity for creating and a common vision that spans aesthetics both visual and aural. First introduced through a mutual colleague, gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin, a collaboration between the two provocateurs was inevitable. When Pharrell visited Arshamā€™s studio in 2012, he revealed to Arsham the importance of the Casio MT-500 keyboard and how it was the first tool he used to explore music production. In 2013, Arsham replicated the MT-500 in his signature monochromatic, archeological, volcanic ash/crystal, future relic style. Originally cast in an edition of 3, Arsham revisited the sculpture in 2023 for this perfectly patinaed bronze edition, commissioned exclusively for the Just Phriends auction.Ā