Daniel Arsham
Daniel Arsham in front of his recent Dig project in New York; left, Christian Boltanski’s installation at the Park Avenue Armory, 2010
you’re greeted with a very dark space lit by candelabras and a grand staircase like a haunted house. It opens into the drill hall where one could imagine a giant Zeppelin floating in the center.”
“Right now it’s New York’s Park Avenue Armory because
“A JOHN CHAMBERLAIN COUCH. A BIG, CHUNKY FOAMSCAPE COVERED IN PARACHUTE. I REALLY WISH I’D MADE IT. I GUESS I STILL CAN. BUT NOT FIRST.”
Dara Friedman
"I've always loved the absurdity of the Memphis group. They pushed the boundaries of ‘garish’ and ‘good taste.’ The designs seem playful and benign on the
LUISGISPERT
surface, but I often found them challenging to bourgeoisie standards of taste."
Above, Ettore Sottsass’ Carlton bookcase; left, Luis Gispert Naomi Fisher; left, Jim Drain’s Bench CULTURED 81
