re-imagining the material

08/25/2007 07:01:23 AM
At the Max Lang Gallery in Chelsea, NYC. Several designers are re-imagining America's material culture through the creation of some interesting art objects and motifs, in an exhibition curated by Edgar Harden.

Emilie Baltz is one of the designers featured at the show. Emilie re-interprets culture by playing with familiar objects and reconstructing them in new ways to re-shape meaning.

Here are a couple of pieces from her collection.

The Amish Picnic Table is a collaboration with artist Pippo Lionni that examines the deconstruction of the American Dream.




The Porcelein Face Mask turns the disposable into something permanent and forces us to take a new look at the ideas of fear and protection.



The show runs until August 31st.

Posted by Ed Cotton
Tags: emiliebaltz (1) materialculture (1) maxlang (1)

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