Charlotte Posenenske permanently gave up art making for sociology in 1968, just a year after creating the plans for this modular sheet metal sculpture that could be configured in a variety of ways. Here, the piece resembles a ventilation shaft that questions the necessity of use value in art while fetishising industrial design. (At Miguel Abreu Gallery on the Lower East Side through Aug 17th).
Charlotte Posenenske, Series D Vierkantrohre (Square Tubes), sheet steel, dimensions and configuration variable, 1967/2009.
