Looks like there was some kind of paint-some-shit-on-an-eames-chair competition going on. In January. How did that slip by? It kind of reminds me of what Saul Steinberg did to this chair back in 1952. Anyway, there's some pics here if anyone's keen to check it out. They were for sale at pretty reasonable prices (600 bucka for the one on the left) but this was some months ago now...
UPDATE: found the details - it was an exhibition in San Francisco, from October 3 - November 2, 2002. Just so you know precisely when you missed it.
The Eames Project
San Francisco 111 Minna Gallery is pleased to announce The Eames Project, an exhibition of collaboration and re-interpretation of furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames. In a tribute to the Eames' desire to provide stylish yet affordable components for modern living, 18 chairs have been donated to a group of artists and designers from New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Japan to have their surfaces redesigned. This is the follow up exhibit to the highly successful "My Adidas" show, which was launched earlier this year at 111 Minna before traveling to New York, Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles. The exhibit is co-curated by Greg Galinsky and Marlo Flores, and encompasses a similar concept to the Eames Project.
The Eames Project features [some of the following artists] Romanowski, Evan Hecox, Doze Green, Bigfoot, John Earle of Adidas-Oregon, Greg Galinsky, David Weissburg, Marlo Flores, Mark Gonzales, Ian Johnson, Ferris Plock, Slick, Bing Ji Ling, Yutaman, Dez Einswell, Ron Garrigues, David Rush from Stussy San Francisco, and Merkley.
DJs will include Romanowski, Cool Chris, and J. Boogie.
Gabe Scott Gallery Curator
111 Minna Gallery
that giant peach link has been changed. the images are in the jan 26, 2004 archive now:
http://64.207.135.117/news/db/archives/2004_01_26.php
Posted by: greg from daddytypes | July 08, 2007 at 09:35 PM