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Fiber Art, Puppets and the Kar-A-Sutra at Frieze 2016

Convening more than 200 galleries from 31 countries for its fifth edition, Frieze New York showcases an extraordinary cross-section of work from artists ranging from newly discovered to contemporary masters. This year the fair featured nine site-specific artist sound and installation commissions, including Eduardo Navarro’s Instruction from the sky (more impressive when performed outdoors but brought inside due to rain) and Anthea Hamilton’s Kar-A-Sutra. 

Illumination by Jorge Macchi (2012) Cement sculpture, metal Ed. 3/3 Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Kar-A-Sutra (after Mario Bellini) by Anthea Hamilton (2016) British artist Anthea Hamilton pays homage to Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini by bringing to life archival images documenting the Kar-A-Sutra, a prototype for a utopian vehicle that would pair functionality with comfort, and create an inhabitable mobile space meant to foster human creativity, imagination, and communication. Hamilton’s Kar-A-Sutra comes with a resident cast of mimes demonstrating possible positions when inhabiting this hybrid form of transportation. Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Kar-A-Sutra (after Mario Bellini) by Anthea Hamilton (2016) British artist Anthea Hamilton pays homage to Italian architect and designer Mario Bellini by bringing to life archival images documenting the Kar-A-Sutra, a prototype for a utopian vehicle that would pair functionality with comfort, and create an inhabitable mobile space meant to foster human creativity, imagination, and communication. Hamilton’s Kar-A-Sutra comes with a resident cast of mimes demonstrating possible positions when inhabiting this hybrid form of transportation. Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Low_res_passion by Thomas Broomé (2016) Acrylic glass Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Cube by Ai Weiwei (2009) Porcelain Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Reconciliation Study #142 by Howard Fried (2016) Howard Fried’s project The Reconciliation Studies & The Decomposition of My Mother’s Wardrobe includes photos of clothes from the artist’s mother’s wardrobe, taken after her death in 2002. Three sets of photographs were taken of each item: 1) hanger, closet, or catalogue shot 2) worn by a model 3) swatches or extreme close-ups. Digital pigment print; Outfits worn by gallery staff at Frieze Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen A Section of the Rainbow by Thomas Broomé (2016) 3D polymer Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Hanger by Thomas Broomé (2016) 3D polymer Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Superficie argento by Enrico Castellani (2008) Acrylic on canvas Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen Objeto Cinético C-15 by Abraham Palatnik (1969/2001) Industrial paint, formica, wood, metal, magnets and engine Photo credit: Nicole Lenzen View the full gallery here
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