Sitting and seating
Seatings exhibited at the Nilufar Gallery
It’s called Sitting and seating the exhibition that will be inaugurated on Thursday 15th October 2009 at 6pm at the Nilufar Gallery, in Via della Spiga 32 in Milan.
Protagonists of this exhibition Sitting and seating, limited edition collection of seating by Martino Gamper + Costellazioni, a limited edition collection of lamps by Duccio Trassinelli. An exhibition aiming at comparing two generations of design and the work of two contemporary authors dealing with wood.
Sitting and seating by Martino Gamper is a limited edition of three seatings made of oak, nut and pine wood, with five copies for each shape. Together with the two big benches Audio benches (in this case two copies each shape) has been created in 2008 as commissioned by Manifesta 7, European Contemporary Art Biennal, for the multimedia exhibition and ‘nonmaterial’ Scenarios.
Costellazioni by Duccio Trassinelli is a series of ‘enlightening objects’ in limited editino drawing on studies and sketches dating back to the Seventies. The woods used range from pine through chestnut and the prestigious nut and cherry-wood. The lighting system makes use of low voltage electromagnetic contacts.
Hydra has an arm with a movement going from the ground up to 4 meters heigh. Cetus is an arch lamp featuring a rotating 360° basis. Cassiopea is a swinging source with a light spot adjustable towards all directions.
The event takes place simultaneously with the exhibition Martino Gamper organized at the Milan Triennial.
Opening hours:
15th October 2009 – 14th November 2009
Tuesday through Saturday from 10.00 to 19.30,
Monday from 15.00 to 19.30
For information:
Nilufar Gallery
Via della Spiga 32 – 20121 Milan
www.nilufar.com
www.gampermartino.com
www.ducciotrassinelli.com
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Tags: Audio benches, Cassiopea, Cetus, Costellazioni, Duccio Trassinelli, European Contemporary Art Biennal, Hydra, Manifesta 7, Martino Gamper, Milan, Milan Triennial, Nilufar Gallery, Sitting and seating, Via della Spiga
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