Current Exhibitions 2024
The Art of Being a Chair
Lawrence Weiner, A RESPITE AT SOME POINT ASAP, 2015, chair commissioned by Christophe Boutin and Mélanie Scarciglia, designed by Sébastien de Ganay, editioned by onestar press, wood, polychrome digital printing, varnish, 17 9/10 x 29 9/10 x 24 inches, collection of Annie Auchincloss
Chairs integrate artistry, function, and everyday necessity. Through shape, color, and materials, the furnishing embodies meaning and emotion: a chair can be polite, arrogant, clever, hostile, cheeky, or anything else.
This exhibition places five chairs made throughout the last century, three from the Tang’s collection, in conversation with one another. The chairs are displayed at varying heights—and even hanging on the wall—prompting renewed consideration of these objects through unconventional perspectives. What happens when you focus on a chair’s aesthetic, without sitting? Maybe you’ll fall in love, become best friends, or perhaps develop a chair nemesis.
By highlighting this everyday object, The Art of Being a Chair encourages us to foster a deeper connection with chairs and to create space to be affected by the objects around us that often go unexamined.
Exhibition Name
The Art of Being a Chair
Exhibition Type
Student Curated
Group Exhibitions
Place
Atrium
Dates
Aug 3 - Sep 29
Curators
The Art of Being a Chair is organized by Mel Douer ’24, the 2023-2024 Charina Endowment Fund Endowed Intern
Artists
Harry Allen, Liz Collins, Sébastien de Ganay, Michele De Lucchi, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lawrence Weiner
Student Staff
Mel Douer
2023-24 Charina Endowment Fund Endowed Intern, Student Advisory Council Chair, Curatorial Intern, Tang Guide
Helen Branch
Registrarial Intern, past: 2022-23 Carole Marchand Endowed Intern, Student Advisory Council, Tang Guide
Past related events
Aug 8, 12 PM
