ON VIEW FROM MAY 4 - JULY 13
Functional Relationships: Artist-Made Furniture: Utilizing Donald Judd as a historical reference, this group exhibition will examine East End Artists who make functional furniture as an extension to their creative practice—as a means of problem-solving, to create an element of designed living, and to create social spaces. Artists included are John Chamberlain, Mary Heilmann, Robert Wilson, Almond Zigmund, Connie Fox, Evan Yee, Kurt Gumaer, Liz Collins, Mark Wilson, Nico Yektai, Peter Dayton, Quentin Curry, Scott Bluedorn, Yung Jake, and more.
In conjunction with the Functional Relationships exhibition, Almond Zigmund, artist and creator of the series Almond Artist and Writers, will lead the creation of a site-specific environment and a series of participatory public programs in the Marks Family South Gallery. The installation will include functional, artist-made furniture for public use. The space will encourage visitors to linger, lounge, and interact; creating a dynamic gathering space that engages with the idea of how art can be an essential part of community building.
This exhibition is organized by Melanie Crader, museum director and curator of visual arts, with Philippa Content, museum registrar and exhibition coordinator.
Galleries are open Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM. Museum admission is always free.
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Pictured: Installation view, John Chamberlain: THE TIGHTER THEY’RE WOUND, THE HARDER THEY UNRAVEL, Aspen Art Museum, 2023-24. Photo: Daniel Pérez
SPONSORS
Visual Arts programs are supported by funding from Barbara and Richard S. Lane, Lucio and Joan Noto, The Michael Lynne Museum Endowment, and The Melville Straus Family Endowment.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Museum: Sara Amani and Timothy Ward, Danielle Anderman, Shari and Jeff Aronson, The Artist Profile Archive, Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann, Cara and John Fry, Susan Lacy, Robert Longo and Sophie Chahinian, Onna House, Lisa and Richard Perry, Laurie and Martin Scheinman, Jeff and Audrey Spiegel, Hillary and Jeff Suchman, Barbara Tober, Jane Wesman and Don Savelson, Neda Young, and an anonymous donor.
Free gallery admission is sponsored, in part, by Landscape Details.
