Wieki Somers: Bathboat
Lent by Galerie Kreo, Paris
Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Telling Tales
ENGLAND
LONDON • Victoria and Albert Museum • 14 July - 18 October 2009
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This exhibition explores the recent trend among European designers for unique or limited edition pieces that push the boundaries between art and design. It showcases furniture, lighting and ceramics, designed by a new generation of international designers, including Tord Boontje, Maarten Baas, Jurgen Bey and Studio Job, who are all inspired by the spirit of story-telling. Each tells a tale through their use of decorative devices, historical allusions or choice of materials, sharing common themes such as fantasy, parody and a concern with mortality.
For example, some of the designers reference historical depictions of The Last Judgement or Dante’s Inferno. An example is Luc Merx’s The Fall of the Damned chandelier made up of a cloud of around 170 weightless and tumbling human figures suspended in mid air. Others reflect an interest in psychoanalysis, such as Joep van Lieshout’s Sensory Deprivation Skull, a large skull-shaped, fur-lined chamber to accommodate two people. These objects appear together with work by Dunne & Raby, Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe and Boym Partners.
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