From contemporary riffs on Palissy ware in East Hampton to Véronica Mar’s dynamic furnishings imbued with water’s force and fluidity
It may seem like the entire design world is set to “out of office” in August, but a wealth of galleries are keeping the lights on during what’s considered to be the cultural calendar’s quietest month. Some of our favorite exhibitions might even warrant their own pilgrimage, from Lily Clark’s sculptural fascinations with fluid dynamics at a lush Oregon vineyard and a Monaco gallery’s stellar showcase of ceramic oddities by Olivia Cognet to a group of contemporary makers riffing on Palissy ware at Adolph Gottlieb’s former East Hampton studio.
6. “This Is Not a Toaster” at Nazarian/Curcio | Los Angeles
A sly reference to Magritte’s masterpiece of surrealism, “This Is Not a Toaster” brings together nine talents whose sculptural works toy with notions of utility. On view are lamps, vessels, and furniture-like forms by Carmen D’Apollonio, Katie Stout, Vincent Pocsik, Woody De Othello, Brian Rochefort, and others, each dissolving the lines between art and function. Playful, materially adventurous, and delightfully surreal, the show questions what objects are meant to do—and what they might do instead—through an irreverent embrace of the domestic uncanny.
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