Esoteric Survey

A not very exciting bric -a- brac weekend

Mingei   Please be Seated  The survey includes over 100 examples of seating from  a wide range of cultures and time periods. Early modern, Bauhaus, Memphis and contemporary.   Eames Lawrence Hunter, from Dave Hampton's ( Objects USA ) collection Isamu Noguchi rocking stool from  David Skelly's ( Boomerang ) collection.  Maurice Martine -- that's mine My Eugene Weston stool looks pretty important on that pedestal  Douglas Deeds, 1961  Japan  Seating from long ago and far away. There's a lot more to see, including seating by George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Sori Yanagi, Hans Wegner, and many more. Rob Sidner, the Musuem’s director, curated the  exhibit and really put together a fine group of examples. Please be Seated   is on view until February 9th. Also, If you haven't seen  C. CARL JENNINGS, CALIFORNIA ARTIST-BLACKSMITH , this is  your chance t...

La Gardo Tackett studio ceramics

Reform Gallery / The Landing booth at the  2013 Los Angeles Antiques, Art + Design Show Gerard in action at the  Reform Gallery / The Landing  booth Michael Cooper, Armed Chair, 1977 Claire Falkenstein at the Reform booth Espenet table with bronze legs and wishbone chairs  at the Reform booth. Where else would it be? OK, this is the last one from the Reform booth.  I'm not usually a Robsjohn-Gibbings fan but that coffee table is kinda rad. Along with the usual selection of amazing jewelry by the likes of George Rickey, Calire Falkenstein and Haryy Bertoia (that I've posted about in the past)   Didier  was showing work by Louise Bourgeois. Yayoi Kusama bracelet. 1981 Oriental Treasure Box  is an insanely good Japanese antique dealer from San Diego. Now that's a basket Robert from the Oriental Treasure Box gave me a lesson on presentation boxes. Those who know their stuff can te...

Hurley Residence by Greta Grossman in  Hollywood, 1958.   The Hurley house was sold for the first time in its history and an estate sale was held this past weekend to clear  the contents.  Unfortunately, the contents weren't as good as one would expect from a Grossman designed house.  Nonetheless, it was a  good opportunity  to get inside. Source: Great Magunusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts A new under-structure was added at some point, which ruined the floating aspect of the design.  P hoto by John Hartley, 1958 Source: Great Magunusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts   I hope the new owner starts peeling off some of the funky remodeling.  The living room in 1958  The living room in the real estate listing.  Source:  LACurbed The living room during the sale. I went on the second day and the Wegner table was still there. At $6k, I'm not surprised. ...

Olga Lee!!! Doyle Lane!!! This weekend was a big deal.

Like I've mentioned before, the City of Fresno is trying to to convert this amazing  pedestrian mall into a generic anywhere USA  street by ripping out art and allowing cars back on Fulton St. No w it looks like they have F ederal funds to do it. The city recently announced a $15.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a project that could fund  opening the  mall  back up to cars.  However, the plans being reviewed by the Fulton Mall Project Steering Committee also  includes two other  alternatives , including one that would pave a new street while retaining the mall's exceptional outdoor sculpture  garden and  Option 3 would actually  improve the  existing corridor in its current pedestrian-oriented layout.  Additional  information on the plans can be found can  here .   It's puzzling why the  U.S. Department of Transportation would be willing to fund an ...