LAST CHANCE: Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker
27th May - 16th August '09
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)
2 Columbus Circle, New York
The Museum of Arts and Design presents Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker, an exhibition exploring key issues in Peteran's work including the use of the found object, the role of narrative in furniture, and the relationship between serial and one-off production.
Featuring around twenty works in a variety of media, the exhibition explores Peteran’s relationship between found objects and technical mastery. His pieces are conceptual, frequently non-functional, often witty, and meant to challenge pre-conceived notions of the boundaries between furniture and sculpture.
Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker, is the second installation at the Museum's new Design and Innovation Gallery, a new initiative for temporary exhibitions that reflect the Museum's focus on innovation in design, emerging trends and distinguished voices within the field.
A Table Made of Wood, 1999 by Gord Peteran – Courtesy of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Photo: Elaine Brodie
