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125 Newberry<\/a>\u2019s jam-packed \u2018Chair Show\u2019 offers an abundance of resting spots, but just for the eyes; over three dozen artworks in a variety of media imagine familiar furniture in a wild variety of ways. Donald Judd<\/a>\u2019s boxy aluminum and wood benches and chairs on the floor and hung at angles from the ceiling turn otherwise static forms into a lively display while Kiki Smith<\/a>\u2019s papier-mache seat hovers mysteriously above the floor, affixed to a central column.\u00a0 Hugh Hayden<\/a>\u2019s clever Swiss-army-knife wooden school desk with attached garden implements compliments the eclectic quality of Louise Nevelson<\/a>\u2019s assemblage of once-useful found objects nearby.\u00a0 An excellent contrast to David Byrne<\/a>\u2019s apparently light-weight macaroni-covered chair is Alicja Kwade<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Mono Matter,\u2019 a garden chair (actually made of cast bronze) that appears to magically support the enormous weight of a boulder. (On view in Tribeca through May 23rd<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Alicja Kwade, Mono Matter, painted bronze and stone, 46 7\/8 x 24 x 24 7\/16 inches, unique, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

125 Newberry\u2019s jam-packed \u2018Chair Show\u2019 offers an abundance of resting spots, but just for the eyes; over three dozen artworks in a variety of media imagine familiar furniture in a wild variety of ways. Donald Judd\u2019s boxy aluminum and wood benches and chairs on the floor and hung at angles from the ceiling turn otherwise … <\/p>\n

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