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The Poured Armchair (1964) is a notable piece of furniture designed by Gunnar Aagaard Andersen, a Danish artist and designer known for his innovative approach to materials and forms. The chair is a prime example of the experimental and boundary-pushing design aesthetic prevalent in mid-20th century Scandinavian design.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Poured Armchair By Gunnar Aagaard Andersen
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Photographed on November 8th, 2016 at 8 PM, near the corner of 14th Street and Avenue B. Looks like somebody knew something we didn’t.
Update 11/23/17: I just found out, Thanks to Instagram, that the artist is Matt Starr!
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Piero Manzoni (July 13, 1933 – February 6, 1963) was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. His work is widely seen as a critique of the mass production and consumerism that was changing Italian society (the Italian economic miracle) after World War II. In 1961, Manzoni created Artist’s Shit (Italian: Merda d’artista), an artwork that consists of 90 small tin cans, each filled with 1.1 oz of feces, and measuring 1.9″ × 2.6″, with a label in Italian, English, French, and German stating:
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Artist’s Shit No. 014 By Piero Manzoni
This has been the shittiest week of my life in recent memory and it needs to end before somebody gets hurt.
Yeah, I know you feel me on this one.