Tag: functionality

Robert Raphael in ‘Ceramics’ at LMAK Gallery

Robert Raphael’s cool-colored constructions of ropes are actually created in ceramic, rendering a traditionally functional material functionless. (At LMAK Gallery through July 30th.)

Robert Raphael, Untitled (Rope Study), ceramic glaze, 20 x 16 x 14 inches, unique, 2015.
Robert Raphael, Untitled (Rope Study), ceramic glaze, 20 x 16 x 14 inches, unique, 2015.

Charlotte Posenenske in ‘Conspicuous Unusable’ at Miguel Abreu Gallery

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.