Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Mark
Allen Jones, “Right Hand Lady”, 1972. Courtesy: The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester
The first major UK exhibition of artists’ wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst. Kitch ideas of home decoration are turned upside down as artists subvert the stereotypes of wallpaper to hit home messages about warfare, racism, cultural conflicts and gender.
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Tags: 100% Design, 100% Design London, Andy Warhol, damien Hirst, David Shrigley, Manmchester design News, Sarah Lucas, Sonia Boyce, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Thomas Demand, Wallpaper art, Wallpaper Design, Zineb Sedira
Posted in Design, Interiors
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Mark
Image: Naglehaus perspective by Adrian König. Courtesy of Caruso St John Architects and Studio Thomas Demand
Adam Caruso and Thomas Demand discuss their history of reciprocal collaboration, and their current joint project for Zurich, in which Demand is creating a quietly political contribution to the architects’ public space project in a regenerating area of the Swiss capital. With the Director of Nottingham Contemporary, Alex Farquharson.
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Tags: Adam Caruso, Alex Farquharson, Caruso St John, Francis Bacon, Thomas Demand
Posted in Architecture, Design & Art, Events
