Richard Artschwager, Chair, 1965 - 2000
Acryl, Fotografie auf Papier und Holz
102,9 x 52,1 x 50,8 cm
Edition von 6
Courtesy Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers, Berlin/London
(c) VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2009
23 May - 5 July 2009
Where does design end and art begin? Charles Eames, the most influential designer of the mid-twentieth century, said that ‘design is an expression of purpose. It may (if it is good enough) later be judged as art.’ Contemporary young designers see the matter more pragmatically. According to the Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, ‘there is no longer a clear border between product design and art.’ The most recent answer to this question is inherent in the new phrase ‘design-art’.
Tom Price, Meltdown Chair: PP Tube # 1, 2008
Polypropylen Röhren
100 x 180 x 140 cm
Courtesy Tom Price, Foto: Christoph Bolten
Artists like Franz West and others investigate the changing functions of sculpture and in so doing dissolve the borders between art and design, between ‘free’ and ‘applied’ creation, by allowing hybrids from other areas to develop. In the field of design, on the other hand, designers like Ron Arad or Marc Newson are increasingly discovering the sculptural qualities of design. They are distancing themselves from a conditionality of design - namely its function and the inherent possibility of reproducing something any number of times - and are creating unique items or small editions. The borders between ‘fine’ and ‘decorative’ art is becoming more blurred.
Kram/Weisshaar, Breeding Table, 2003 - ongoing
Baustahl, lasergeschnitten und gebogen, Chrom verspiegelte Glasfläche
80 x 160 x 74 cm
Courtesy KRAM/WEISSHAAR AB, Stockholm/München
The artists/designers featuring in this exhibition include David Adjaye – Ron Arad – John Armleder – Richard Artschwager – Ronan + Erwan Bouroullec – Fernando + Humberto Campana – Hussein Chalayan – Frédéric Dedelley – Martino Gamper – Liam Gillick – Rodney Graham – Johanna Grawunder – Konstantin Grcic – Zaha Hadid – Studio Job – Donald Judd – Mona Hatoum – Arik Levy – Ross Lovegrove – Marc Newson – Jorge Pardo – Tom Price – Richard Prince – Rolf Sachs – Tejo Remy – Ettore Sottsass – Haim Steinbach – Kram/Weisshaar – Marcel Wanders – Franz West – Andrea Zittel.
Supported by the Primeminister of Northrhine-Westfalia, sponsered by Raumkonzepte Klode and ERCO, Mediapartners are design magazine FRAME and design platform Stylepark.
NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft
Ehrenhof 2, 40479 Düsseldorf
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday: 11.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m. / Friday: 11.00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Franz West, Sitzskulptur, 2004
Aluminium, Lack
54 x 136 x 99 cm
Courtesy the artist und Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich, Foto: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zürich
Andrea Zittel
A-Z Clocks, 1994
Wandinstallation mit 5 Uhren
5-teilig, je 35,5 x 35,5 x 8,6 cm
Prototype A-Z Dishless Dining Table, 1993
Holz, Metall, Farbe
Tisch 73,3 x 127,1 x 103,7 cm
Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Foto: Wilfried Petzi, München
Ron Arad, Bodyguards, 2008
200 x 94 x 110 cm
Courtesy The Gallery Mourmans, Lanaken
Haim Steinbach, Untitled, (Daybed Coffin), 1989
Holz, Mies van der Rohe Liege "Barcelona"
176,2 x 257,8 x 208,6 cm
Collection Fond régional d'art contemporain Bretagne, Foto Richard Dumas
Marc Newson, Diode Lamp (large - blue), 2006
220 x 74,3 x 24,1 cm
Glass, Aluminium, Carbon fiber
Edition von 10
Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York, (c) Marc Newson
Ross Lovegrove, Liquid Megabioform Table, 2007
Poliertes Aluminium
72 x 290,8 x 162,5 cm
Edition von 6
Courtesy Ross Lovegrove, Lovegrove Studio, London
Arik Levy, Rock mirror, 2005 / 2006
Polierter Edelstahl
87 x 102 x 9 cm
Courtesy Designer's Gallery/Gabrielle Ammann, Köln
Richard Prince, Nurse Hat Chair, 2008
Polyurethan und Edelstahl
99,1 x 142,2 x 101,6 cm
Edition von 7
Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York
David Adjaye, Monoforms, Type IV - Galilee, 2007
Massiv amerikanisches Walnussholz
60 x 110 x 45 cm
Edition von 10
Courtesy Albion Gallery, London
right:
Martino Gamper, A 100 Chairs in 100 Days, 2006/2007
Arnoldone 13 September 2007
Courtesy Nilufar Gallery, Milano und Martino Gamper, London
Foto: Åbäke
left:
Martino Gamper, A 100 Chairs in 100 Days, 2006/2007
Lap-dog 27 July 2006
Courtesy Nilufar Gallery, Milano und Martino Gamper, London
Foto: Åbäke
Studio Job, Homework, Tower, 2007
Bronzeguss, Sockel aus Wenge
113 x 51,5 x 51,5 cm
Edition von 5
Sammlung Groninger Museum, Groningen, Foto: R. Kot, Brüssel
Mona Hatoum, Paravent, 2008
Stahl
211 x 302 x 5 cm
Edition von 3
Courtesy The Sander Collection
Johanna Grawunder, Splits, 2007
Schwarzer Stahl / polierter Edelstahl, LEDs
Farben: Hellgrün, Smaragdgrün, Türkis, Blau, Lila, Pink, Orange, Gelb
50 x 200 x 40 cm
Edition von 6
Courtesy Designer's Gallery/Gabrielle Ammann, Köln
Zaha Hadid, Iceberg, 2003
MDF lackiert
208 x 268 x 200 cm
Edition von 6
Courtesy Sammlung Anke Bornemann / Harald Seick, Designer's Gallery/Gabrielle Ammann, Köln
John Armleder, Old Rose Garden, FS, 2008
Installation, Acryl auf Leinwand und Rietveld Stuhl
Leinwand jeweils Ø 149,5 cm, Stuhl: 71 x 73,5 x 88 cm
Courtesy Galerie Andrea Caratsch, Zürich
Ron Arad, Box in Four Movements, 1994
Polierter Edelstahl und patinierter Stahl
42 x 42 x 42 cm (geschlossen)
Edition von 20
Courtesy Designer's Gallery/Gabrielle Ammann, Köln
Foto: Alexander Ring
Fernando und Humberto Campana, Sushi IV, 2003
Edelstahl, Filz, Teppich und Gummi
90 x 100 x 100 cm
Edition von 35
Courtesy Albion Gallery, London
(c) VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2009
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