Green in the House, Culture Cards & Offers - Wonder Shuffle
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With an eye on recycling, fragility and the environment, artists at Art Basel 2018 embraced ideas around decay, reuse, and transformation.
Jorge Peris, “Claro de Luna para un instrumento innombrable,” 2018, Modified found wooden furniture pieces, 320 x 185 x 110 cm. Courtesy of MAGAZZINO.
R.M. Fischer, “RMF5742,” 2018, wood, wood stain, steel, stainless steel, vinyl, fabric, thread, polyester, fiberfill, brass, copper wire, electric light, cable, 129.5 x 94 x 61 cm (51 x 37 x 24 in). Courtesy of Southard Reid; Shown at LISTE, Wartek Brewery.
Daniel Jacoby, “Tecnopor,” 2017, Foam, cotton fabric, metal structure. Courtesy of Maisterravalbuena. Shown at LISTE, Wartek Brewery.
Lara Favaretto, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” 2018, Installation, Colored confetti; 10 elements, 90.0 × 90.0 × 90.0 cm (35.4 × 35.4 × 35.4 Size in). Courtesy of Galleria Franco Noero; Shown at Art Unlimited.
At the Design Miami showcase, South African designer-activist Porky Hefer created several endangered animal pieces — including this Orangutan — for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation through the SFA Advisory and Southern Guild. Communities in Africa produced the works – with the sale proceeds benefiting the foundation.
Green in the House
Basel, Switzerland
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All photographs by Alice Lonfat-Chu.
