*Each edition has been hand-made and is unique. 
Edition Ref. Code: BP–26

When buying ‘Artist Unknown’, one isn’t buying this specific (found) object, but rather the experience of going to find one for themselves. Included in the edition is a return flight to Malawi, transport through the country with a dedicated driver, and a nights stay on Lake Malawi. On arriving, the driver will pick you up from the airport and take you along a road where street vendors display and sell various goods by hanging them from wooden cross-bar structures. You will be taken to the same vendor where van Schalkwyk bought his cluster of re-treaded rubber tire straps, so you can buy one for yourself.

‘Artist Unknown’ is an edition of 8, and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity, as well as guidelines on how you could display the work once you return home from your trip. The edition is priced on request, the amount being dependant on where one is flying from, and what time of year it is.

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Jacob van Schalkwyk (b. 1979) grew up in Pretoria. van Schalkwyk studied Drawing at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, receiving his BFA in 2003. He continued working in New York for the next several years and returned to South Africa in 2008. Upon his return, van Schalkwyk began working in lithographic ink and established a relationship with Gallery AOP, who represented him until 2016. Since, van Schalkwyk has worked closely with David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and New York, and worked across disciplines with collectives such AVANT-CAR-GUARD and NRNA. Recent exhibitions include DOLCEFARNIENTE, David Krut Projects (Johannesburg, 2017; Cape Town, 2017), SUNSETS, David Krut Projects (Cape Town, 2016), and Open Dialog Box (Cape Town, 2016). van Schalkwyk currently lectures at Stellenbosch University, and live and works in Cape Town.