In 1962, Picelj initiated a series of his self-published “Edition a” art booklets, having released a total of seven publications up until 1964. Each issue of “Edition a” featured the work of one artist —mostly of a colleague whose work he admired.
In 1962, Picelj initiated a series of his self-published “Edition a” art booklets, having released a total of seven publications up until 1964. Each issue of “Edition a” featured the work of one artist —mostly of a colleague whose work he admired.
2025
stainless steel with blue flock and green jade marble
187.5 x 100 x 89.5 cm
Estimate: €50,000–60,000
The work by Charlotte Colbert, a British multimedia artist, refers to the words of poet Emily Dickinson: “I am out with lanterns looking for myself,” from her correspondence with the writer and critic Thomas Wentworth Higginson. In her sculpture, the artist playfully evokes the nature of fairy tales – stories of journeys, quests for identity, and beginnings that cast light and point the way for our further travels.
In Out with Lanterns, the artist imagines a small, angelic heroine facing enormous waves that transform into swan-like creatures.
Charlotte Colbert (b. 1987) is a multimedia artist and award-winning film director, described by The London Standard as a “born sorceress.” Her practice encompasses art installations combining sculpture, photography, performance, and feature-length films. Colbert’s directorial debut was praised by The New York Times and won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
The artist has sometimes been described as “the child of Salvador Dalí and Emily Dickinson.” Grounded in philosophy, Colbert’s artistic practice explores themes of narrative, time, identity, dreams, and the unconscious. For her, surrealism and fantasy are ways of seeing reality anew, as well as impulses to ask questions and reimagine the world.
She is the author of large-scale public installations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Colbert’s works have been presented in galleries, at art fairs, and in institutions around the world, including the V&A Museum (London), UTA Artist Space (Los Angeles), MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain, Frieze London, and Art Basel Hong Kong. She has collaborated with luxury brands such as Four Seasons, The Conran Shop, and Alexander McQueen, as well as with acclaimed artists including Kate Nash, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Cillian Murphy, Malcolm McDowell, Rupert Everett, Lily Cole, Clint Mansell, and Omar Sy.
