Gracie Mansion: Sofa Art
Thursday, November 10th, 2005My friend Peter introduced me to art world legend Gracie Mansion and pointed me at this great article.
“From the various one-night cash-and-carry hullabaloos and the infamous “Famous Show” to any number of theme shows (such as “Sofa/Painting,” in which artists created not only the paintings but the proverbial couches to match), each exhibition was a concept, an event, an installation, a party.”
From an ArTForum article by Carlo McCormick.
I had a friend who had a three piece sofa set and a matching triptych in her condo that I always admired. In college, my friends had a three piece sofa set without a matching triptych and I complained about it often. I even went so far as to offer to paint them a triptych that would match.
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