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Inv. n°: CL1228

Someone Dropped a Bomb on Me

Unique.

Sculpture: h. 111.4 x w. 57 x d. 83.2 cm; Overall: h. 131.9 x w. 121.6 x d.121.6 cm
2020
Tights, wire, wool, bulldog clip, shoes, acrylic, wooden chair, on artist's wooden plinth

Provenance

  • Sadie Coles HQ, London
  • Acquired from the above by the previous owner
  • Acquired at Phillips, lot 12, UK, 2023

Publications

  • "Exhibition Walkthrough, Honey Pie", Sarah Coles HQ YouTube, April 22, 2022, https://youtu.be/CVhzjTUb-WI
  • N. Azzarello, "Sarah lucas constructs anatomical sculptures for ‘HONEY PIE’ at Sadie Coles HQ", DesignBloom, March 19, 2020, https://www.designboom.com/art/sarah-lucas-honey-pie-sadie-coles-hq-exhibition-03-19-2020/
  • "Honey Pie", Vishop Magazine, April 17, 2020, https://vishopmag.com/arte/17/honey-pie
  • F. Florian, "Sarah Lucas “HONEY PIE” Sadie Coles HQ / London", Flash Art, March 7, 2020, https://flash---art.com/article/sarah-lucas-honey-pie-sadie-coles-hq-london/
  • "Head of Sale Leonor De Osma Top 5 Picks from Phillips 20th Century to Now", FAD Magazine, June 22, 2023, https://fadmagazine.com/2023/06/22/head-of-sale-leonor-de-osma-top-5-picks-from-phillips-20th-century-to-now/
  • S. Cascone, in The Art Net (ed.), 'It's a Bittersweet Situation', October 31, 2023
  • Y. Shionoiri, "Carving Out Space: Contextualizing Female-Presenting Perspectives in Modern and Contemporary Sculpture", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, January 5, 2025, p.179
  • Private Skies, n°20, Sky valet, Mai 2025, p. 76
  • B. Robaglia, "Christian Levett - The Collector and Philanthropist who gave Women Artists a Museum", Monaco Woman, Autumn-Winter 2025, p. 55
  • TL mag, "When the Best Work Was Still Available : Why I Turned to Women Artists", The Art of Collecting - Guest Edition : Simon de Pury, n°41, February 6, 2026, p. 76

Exhibitions

  • Sarah Lucas: HONEY PIE, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK, March 16, 2020 — August 8, 2020
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, June 21, 2024 — May 6, 2026

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by The Levett Collection - FAMM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.