James Hopkins (b. 1976)
Blue Thunder

wood, nitrocellulose guitar paint, lacquer, metal and plastic
94½ x 31¼ x 3½in. (240 x 79.4 x 8.9cm.)
Executed in 2003

Max Wigram Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2005.

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