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Thomas Glassford, The Privilege to Contemplate Black Holes, 1997, VHS, stainless steel, 2 vinyl pillows© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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The Privilege to Contemplate Black Holes

Thomas Glassford (American, b. 1963) · 1997

$10,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £5,984≈ €7,346

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Medium
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As published: “VHS, stainless steel, 2 vinyl pillows”
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
sculpture 47 x 26 x 26 in. (119.4 x 66 x 66 cm.); looped video Installed dimensions variable.
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Latin America (NY010514)
Date
May 29, 2014
Location
New York
Lot
94
Estimate
$10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £5,984 – £8,976) (≈ €7,346 – €11,020)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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