Untitled (Peep Show) by Anna Gaskell
$125.00 $250.00
Untitled (Peep Show), designed 2001
paper pop-up book/toy
open: 6 h. x 7.5 w x 1 d., inches
limited edition
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
For this edition, Gaskell revived the antiquated form of the "peep show," in the form of a toy-like device resembling a private, miniature theater that was popular in the 19th-century. Untitled (Peep Show) opens to reveal a scene inside the bellows of a deep, mossy well inhabited by siren-like figures gesturing toward a floating body that appears to be beyond their grasp. When the piece is flipped over, a hole in the back reveals the floating body. The photographs for this project were taken by Gaskell at the Netherworld Well on the grounds of Villa Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal, built in the late 19th-century. The design of the well and the surrounding gardens are based on Dante's Inferno.
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Serving Bowls by Sol LeWitt
$110.00
Star Within 2 Circles Serving Bowls
designed 1984
hand-painted maiolica in yellow, cobalt or black
8", 10" or 12" diameter
stamped signature with a copyright on the verso
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
In the early 1980s, Sol LeWitt and his family bought a rustic farmhouse in Spoleto, Italy. While in Rome looking for new dishes, he and his wife, Carol, discovered that the maiolica pottery they so admired was made locally, almost in their backyard, in Deruta. Italy. The craftspeople in Deruta were continuing the more than 600 year old tradition of creating maiolica, a technique of applying a glossy base glaze whitened with tin oxide onto fired clay pottery. Vivid, hand-painted colors are then added and the pieces are fired again.
LeWitt designed his own dinnerware in Deruta and these same pieces are now available through Artware Editions in the full range of colors the artist intended. Each piece is made by hand by the same artisans who for generations have kept this proud and classic Italian tradition alive. This dinnerware is lead-free and dishwasher safe.
If we do not already have it in stock. the fabrication time is approximately 12 weeks.
Spoons by Ai Weiwei
$12.00
Study of Perspective Spoon
stainless steel tea spoon
5 x 1 inches
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
Made in collaboration with the artist and our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio.
PupCup by Yoshitomo Nara
$185.00
PupCup
injection molded and roto-molded plastic
9.5 h. 8 w. x 8 d. inches
open edition
original packaging
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
The charming PupCup whirls, twirls and spins about to the delight of all it passes. Combining the iconic images of Yoshitomo Nara's Lonesome Puppy (Dog From Your Childhood) and The Cup Kids, the PupCup's head and body rotate in opposites directions creating a remarkable kinetic object. Requires two AA batteries.
