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Miami collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz snap up Bock stage-set

The piece was used for a stage performance in the Arsenale

The Art Newspaper
31 May 2005
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Ranging the fair floor yesterday, collectors Don, Mera and Jason Rubell were informed that their Miami competitors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz had bought John Bock’s stage-set for his performance in the Arsenale (supposedly sight unseen), an installation that had amply filled a towering space within the former rope factory. After a moment of disbelief, Don Rubell bounced back, exclaiming, “They’re going to have to build another house!”

Originally appeared in The Art Newspaper as 'Miami collectors snap up Bock stage-set'

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