Tag: Andrea Zittel

Allan McCollum & Andrea Zittel at Petzel Gallery

In the latest iteration of a project started in the early 80s, Allan McCollum has invited Joshua Tree, California based artist Andrea Zittel to collaborate on a show of his ‘plaster surrogates,’ or plaster casts that stand in for paintings.  Here, Zittel sketches out a rough landscape of hills and desert colors in an avant-garde twist on landscape painting.   (At Pezel Gallery in Chelsea through Oct 5th).  

Allan McCollum, installation view of ‘Plaster Surrogates Colored and Organized by Andrea Zittel,’ at Petzel Gallery, Sept 2013.

Andrea Zittel in MoMA’s 53rd Street Window

Andrea Zittel, installation in MoMA's window, 2012-13
Andrea Zittel, installation in MoMA’s window, 2012-13

For her last Chelsea solo show in the fall, Andrea Zittel’s carpet, garments, and wall hangings asked how many ways a rectangle can be manipulated to create art & design.  In MoMA’s 53rd Street windows, her quasi-minimalism object/humanoid characters sport coverings that could be dress or artwork.

Andrea Zittel at Andrea Rosen Gallery

Andrea Zittel, A-Z Carpet Furniture: Cabin, nylon carpet, 2012.
Andrea Zittel, A-Z Carpet Furniture: Cabin, nylon carpet, 2012.

Why is one textile hung carefully on a wall for display while others are put on the floor for everyday use?  Andrea Zittel’s latest solo show, designed by her and crafted by weavers from around the country, digs into the question of why we want both beautifully designed objects with use value and objects to rever as fine art.  Zittel created this carpet to fill the floor of her yet-to-be-built 12 x 16 foot cabin. (At Andrea Rosen Gallery, Chelsea, through October 27th).