Tête Nok by Fernandez Arman 2002

‘Tête Nok’ (Nok Head) is a distinct bronze sculpture created in 2002 by the French-American conceptual artist Arman (born Armand Pierre Fernandez, 1928–2005). The piece is an explicit homage to global archaeology and classic African art, blending ancient iconography with Arman’s signature deconstruction techniques

Crafted using Arman’s proprietary late-career technique known as Transculpture. This involved cutting, fracturing, and combining separate recognizable objects—in this case, an archaeological artifact and a classical musical instrument—and fusing them into a singular, cohesive new composition.

Executed in a striking contrast of patinated bronze (giving it an "old-type" ancient look) and highly polished gilded bronze (achieving a mirror-like sheen)

• Cast by the Fusions foundry in Charbonnières-les-Vieilles, France, and published by Trewell Limited (UK). The edition was strictly limited to:
• 8 numbered standard examples (1/8 to 8/8)
• 4 Artist's Proofs (EA I/IV to EA IV/IV)
• 2 Hors Commerce (Non-commercial) proofs (HC 1/2 to HC 2/2)

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