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A Premature Death Certificate (1991) Installation - Limited Edition of 50
Francis Rubbra
United Kingdom
Installation, Digital on Paper
Size: 8.5 W x 8.5 H x 0.3 D in
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This is placeholder art. Not in the sense of something temporary or incomplete, but in the sense of art that holds space for deeper thought. It belongs to a larger conceptual framework—rooted in the philosophy of Unnecessaryism, enclosed within the tradition of transending art as an object, and expr...
Year Created:
2025
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Mediums:
Installation, Digital on Paper
Rarity:
Limited Edition of 50
Size:
8.5 W x 8.5 H x 0.3 D in
Ready to Hang:
No
Frame:
Not applicable
Authenticity:
Certificate is Included
Packaging:
Ships in a Box
Outdoor Safe:
No
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Shipping is included in price.
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Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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United Kingdom.
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Shipments from United Kingdom may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Francis Rubbra
United Kingdom
Placeholder art is a new form created by Rubbra, born out of the story in his book Rebel Without a Palette. It began as a way to question the role of the art object itself. In the book, the last romantic artist, imprisoned in Adelaide, chooses to abandon physical artworks in pursuit of something purer—art that exists in thought rather than in things. From this idea came placeholder art: works that hold space for the real art, which lives in the imagination. Each piece is tied to the story and the book, making the physical artwork secondary to the concept behind it. What you're seeing isn't the final piece—it's a pointer, a marker. The true art is what happens in your mind when you connect the story, the object, and the idea behind them both.
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