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THE ART NEWSPAPER Number 248, July/August 2013 30 EXHIBITIONS Continental Europe POP SOFA: © GEORGE NELSON ASSOCIATES, VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM. RING LAMPS: © VERNER PANTON DESIGN. VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM, PHOTO: ANDREAS JUNG DESIGN Stockholm. Pop art took its inspiration from consumer culture, but what im- pact did it have on contemporary de- sign? “Pop Art Design” at Moderna Museet aims to answer this question. The show seeks to define Pop as part of a narrative in which traditional boundaries between high and popular culture broke down. “In 1970, the Italian designer Dino Gavina’s Studio Simon appropriated the Campbell soup tin, which Andy Warhol had already portrayed in numerous works and successfully linked to his persona. They turned it into a functional object again—a stool called Omaggio ad Andy Warhol [tribute to Andy Warhol],” says Matilda Olof-Ors of Moderna Museet, who co-organised the show in Stockholm with Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, a former curator at the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein. Wider view This is the first major survey to treat Pop as a discipline that affected every- thing from advertising to product de- sign. Olof-Ors believes that one reason it has taken so long to stage such a show could be that “many art museums don't collect design, and vice versa”. However, she is certain that we will see more shows in the future that will look at “a period or movement rather than present the art or architecture of the period as isolated phenomena”. For “Pop Art Design”, the Moderna Museet and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, were ap- proached by the Vitra Design Museum. The exhibition, which has already been hosted by the two latter institutions, will travel to the Barbican Art Gallery in London (22 October-9 February 2014). The Vitra Design Museum has lent 71 works on display, while Moderna Museet and Louisiana have contributed 19 and 17 works respectively. Six of the designs exhibited are still produced by Vitra, a Swiss furniture company that owns the Vitra Design Museum. This commercial connection might prove uncomfortable for some. In 2009, when Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, held a show of IKEA furni- ture sponsored by the Swedish furniture giant, critics questioned whether public institutions should collaborate with corporations with vested interests. In the case of “Pop Art Design”, the Mod- erna Museet’s co-director Ann-Sofi Nor- ing says: “Every exhibition has its own content and goals and receives its own criticism. No items from Vitra will be sold at Moderna Museet and no com- mercial events will be arranged. Vitra is a part of the history of Pop design, and an institution that can’t be reduced to only having commercial interests.” Johan Deurell • Pop Art Design, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 29 June-22 September Pop goes the Swedish weasel Moderna Museet explores the relationship between Pop art and Modern design AUCTION IN SANTA FE The 2013 Auction in Santa Fe will be held Sunday, August 11th & Monday, August 12th. Held at the Historic Hilton Santa Fe (Mesa Ballroom). through our website or by calling (307) 635-0019. 2013 Schedule of Events Held at Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel, 100 Sandoval Street, Santa Fe Presented by Manitou Auctions AuctionInSantaFe.com FINE ART & NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS Birger Sandzén (1871 - 1954) Valley & Mountain, Manitou, Colo. One of several original works by Sandzén in the upcoming auction In brief Dog days Gustavsberg. The Swedish fashion house Acne featured Weimaraner dogs pho- tographed by the US artist William Wegman in its advertising campaign this season. Now Wegman’s canines will wag their tails for “Hello Nature” (until 23 September), a retrospective at the pri- vately owned Artipelag, which opened last year. Wegman is known for his photo- graphs, children’s books and films, many of which feature his dogs. Bo Nilsson, the artistic director of Artipelag, says: “Wegman’s work raises important ques- tions about our relationship with nature and has the ability to speak to a broad audi- ence.” Will Weimaraners become a fashion craze? “I hope not,” he says. “I've had one for almost 14 years. It’s a complicated dog that needs a lot of stimulation.” J.D. A Louvre-Pompidou show Paris. Two of Paris's biggest museums, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Louvre, are collaborating for the first time with an exhibition by the French conceptual artist Loris Gréaud (born 1979). In the Pompidou's enormous entrance hall, the artist has built a 15-metre tower, which will see performers fall like lemmings onto an inflated cushion below (until 15 July). The Louvre, mean- while, will house a 10-metre-high sculpture by Gréaud beneath its distinctive pyramid. The piece is a copy of a Michelangelo sculp- ture at the museum, but it will remain hid- den under drapery to heighten anticipation of the sculpture's “moment of unveiling”, Gréaud says. Both works are on show in the free, publicly accessible areas of the muse- ums. “I wanted the sculptures to have an immediacy so that people can have an art experience without knowing anything about art,” he says. The piece will be on dis- play at the Louvre until 9 December. J.Mi. “Vitra is an institution that can’t be reduced to only having commercial interests” George Nelson, Marshmallow, Sofa, 1956; Verner Panton, Ring Lamps, 1969/2000 Complicated: William Wegman’s Slightly, 1999 030 Exhib Pop 26/06/2013 11:34 Page 2
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Stockholm. Pop art took its inspirationfrom consumer culture, but what im-pact did it have on contemporary de-sign? “Pop Art Design” at ModernaMuseet aims to answer this question.The show seeks to define Pop as partof a narrative in which traditionalboundaries between high and popularculture broke down.
“In 1970, the Italian designer DinoGavina’s Studio Simon appropriated theCampbell soup tin, which Andy Warholhad already portrayed in numerousworks and successfully linked to hispersona. They turned it into a functionalobject again—a stool called Omaggio adAndy Warhol [tribute to Andy Warhol],”says Matilda Olof-Ors of Moderna Museet,who co-organised the show in Stockholmwith Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, a formercurator at the Vitra Design Museum,Weil am Rhein.
Wider viewThis is the first major survey to treatPop as a discipline that affected every-thing from advertising to product de-sign. Olof-Ors believes that one reasonit has taken so long to stage such ashow could be that “many art museumsdon't collect design, and vice versa”.
However, she is certain that we willsee more shows in the future that willlook at “a period or movement ratherthan present the art or architecture ofthe period as isolated phenomena”.
For “Pop Art Design”, the ModernaMuseet and the Louisiana Museum ofModern Art, Humlebaek, were ap-proached by the Vitra Design Museum.The exhibition, which has already beenhosted by the two latter institutions,will travel to the Barbican Art Galleryin London (22 October-9 February 2014).The Vitra Design Museum has lent 71works on display, while ModernaMuseet and Louisiana have contributed19 and 17 works respectively.
Six of the designs exhibited are stillproduced by Vitra, a Swiss furniture
company that owns the Vitra DesignMuseum. This commercial connectionmight prove uncomfortable for some.In 2009, when Liljevalchs Konsthall,Stockholm, held a show of IKEA furni-ture sponsored by the Swedish furnituregiant, critics questioned whether publicinstitutions should collaborate withcorporations with vested interests. Inthe case of “Pop Art Design”, the Mod-erna Museet’s co-director Ann-Sofi Nor-ing says: “Every exhibition has its owncontent and goals and receives its owncriticism. No items from Vitra will besold at Moderna Museet and no com-mercial events will be arranged. Vitrais a part of the history of Pop design,and an institution that can’t be reducedto only having commercial interests.”Johan Deurell• Pop Art Design, Moderna Museet,Stockholm, 29 June-22 September
Pop goes the Swedish weaselModerna Museet explores the relationship between Pop art and Modern design
AUCTION IN SANTA FE
The 2013 Auction in Santa Fe will be held Sunday, August 11th & Monday, August 12th.
Held at the Historic Hilton Santa Fe (Mesa Ballroom).
through our website or by calling (307) 635-0019.
2013 Schedule of Events
Held at Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel, 100 Sandoval Street, Santa FePresented by Manitou Auctions
AuctionInSantaFe.com
FINE ART & NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS
Birger Sandzén (1871 - 1954)Valley & Mountain, Manitou, Colo.One of several original works by Sandzén in the upcoming auction
In briefDog daysGustavsberg. The Swedish fashion houseAcne featured Weimaraner dogs pho-tographed by the US artist WilliamWegman in its advertising campaign thisseason. Now Wegman’s canines will wagtheir tails for “Hello Nature” (until 23September), a retrospective at the pri-vately owned Artipelag, which opened lastyear. Wegman is known for his photo-graphs, children’s books and films, many ofwhich feature his dogs. Bo Nilsson, theartistic director of Artipelag, says:“Wegman’s work raises important ques-tions about our relationship with natureand has the ability to speak to a broad audi-ence.” Will Weimaraners become a fashioncraze? “I hope not,” he says. “I've had onefor almost 14 years. It’s a complicated dogthat needs a lot of stimulation.” J.D.
A Louvre-Pompidou showParis. Two of Paris's biggest museums, theCentre Georges Pompidou and the Louvre,are collaborating for the first time with anexhibition by the French conceptual artistLoris Gréaud (born 1979). In the Pompidou'senormous entrance hall, the artist has builta 15-metre tower, which will see performersfall like lemmings onto an inflated cushionbelow (until 15 July). The Louvre, mean-while, will house a 10-metre-high sculptureby Gréaud beneath its distinctive pyramid.The piece is a copy of a Michelangelo sculp-ture at the museum, but it will remain hid-den under drapery to heighten anticipation
of the sculpture's “moment of unveiling”,Gréaud says. Both works are on show in thefree, publicly accessible areas of the muse-ums. “I wanted the sculptures to have animmediacy so that people can have an artexperience without knowing anythingabout art,” he says. The piece will be on dis-play at the Louvre until 9 December. J.Mi.
“Vitra is an institutionthat can’t be reducedto only havingcommercial interests”
George Nelson,Marshmallow,Sofa, 1956;Verner Panton,Ring Lamps,1969/2000
Complicated:WilliamWegman’sSlightly, 1999
030 Exhib Pop 26/06/2013 11:34 Page 2
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