Jean Royère and Gianfranco Frattini chairs from the 1950’s at Phillips Auction, New York.
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Spun Carbon
Mathias Bengtsson – Spun Carbon, prototype chaise lounge, 2002. Phillips Auction, New York.
Shiro Kuramata
Japanese furniture designer Shiro Kuramata created pieces that seem free from gravity. He typically uses materials that are transparent and a combinations of surfaces that plays with light that are visually beautiful. Featured images: Cabinet de Curiosité, 1989 acrylic.
Samurai Tree
Gabriel Orozco – Samurai Tree 6C, 2006 egg tempura on red cedar panel with gold leaf. Phillips Auction, New York.
Circle Of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Ai Weiwei – Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. Phillips Auction, New York. The artist did extensive research to replicate the zodiac heads (this time with gold coating) that were looted in 1860 by British and French soldiers from imperial palace complex outside Beijing towards the end of the Opium Wars. They were originally part of a… Continue reading Circle Of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Sunlight – Moonlight
Roy Lichtenstein- Woman: Sunlight, Moonlight painted and patinated bronze sculpture. Phillips Auction, New York.
