Art, People

09\06\2014
Written by Daan Rombaut



Kate Moss: Myth (Venus)

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British artist Marc Quinn’s sculpture of Kate Moss, titled Myth (Venus), on public display at Christie’s auction house in NYC for the Post-War & Contemporary Auction. The painted bronze from 2006 images the iconic Kate Moss as a transcendent yogi, adding to her mythic pop culture status. And it’s a steal at an estimated $800K—$1.2MM USD…

‘When people look back at this time she’ll be the archetypal image, just as Louise Brooks was in the 1920s. For me as an artist it’s interesting to make something about the time I live in,’ Quinn said of another Moss sculpture in 2006, the same year he created Myth Venus. ‘She is a mirror of ourselves, a knotted Venus of our age.’

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