Limited edition (of 50) 60cm x 60cm unframed Giclee fine art disruptive collection print Signed by the Artist Jim Wheat
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey based in the United Kingdom. & Dubai.
Reconnecting with Dettori, (Champion jockey three times, ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races including twenty winners of the English classics) on Bill's boat, the Manadalay Bay it was the perfect time to talk art, bill signings and honouring him at The Track, Meydan Golf as part of the ongoing dollarsandart retrospective.
By the way, his most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British champion's Day at Ascot in 1996 as his famous dismount continues, an image chosen by the man himself...
& signed off up in Emirates Towers on race day...
Since the end of 2012, Dettori has been operating as a freelance, having split with Goldolphin racing, based near the Meydan where this artwork takes pride of place!
This limited edition (of 50) 60cm x 60cm unframed Giclee fine art print Signed by the Artist Jim Wheat honouring one of the most charismatic Jockeys of our times with his picture duplicated across four squares, mashed up with none other than David Bowie, each one washed with a neon colour in the style of Pop Art portraiture, and subtly emblazoned with the dollar sign. Focusing the trope of money through people, places, and occasions, Dollarsandart's celebrity prints comment on the tense relationship between fame and finance in contemporary culture.
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Showcased down in the lower Qube at The Track, Meydan golf as part of the ongoing dollarsandart retrospective!