Ryan Gander
Rietveld Reconstruction: Rose, Aged 8, 2006
Wood, bag of books
85 x 82 x 67 cm (sculpture)
A sculptural composition made around a bag of books. Assembled by the artist, with consultation from Rose aged nine, from eighteen pieces of wood originally constructed as an Easy Chair...
A sculptural composition made around a bag of books. Assembled by the artist, with consultation from Rose aged nine, from eighteen pieces of wood originally constructed as an Easy Chair from the Crate Furniture series by Gerrit Rietveld, circa 1943; the reconstruction is shown alongside a sealed bag of paperback adventure novels purchased blindly from Canomile Street Library, London (UK)
Exhibitions
Show 41 Annet Gelink Gallery