Recently we went to The Baltic on the quayside in Newcastle and one of their exhibitions was of Andrea Zittel. Fascinating.
She is most known for what she calls her Wagon Stations of which there were several on display in the gallery. Of great interest to us as we constantly plan and consider other ways of living and think about just how much space you might need to do that in. How much space would you need? How would you design that space?
But she also works as an artist exploring what she calls the A-Z of living using other kinds of living spaces, using textiles and wall works.
Andrea Zittel was born in Escondido, California, in 1965. She received a BFA in painting and sculpture in 1988 from San Diego State University, and an MFA in sculpture in 1990 from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Her sculptures and installations transform everything necessary for life—such as eating, sleeping, bathing, and socializing—into artful experiments in living. Blurring the lines between life and art, Zittel’s projects extend to her own home and wardrobe. Wearing a single outfit every day for an entire season, and constantly remodeling her home to suit changing demands and interests, she continually reinvents her relationship to her domestic and social environment.
Influenced by Modernist design and architecture from the early twentieth century, the artist’s one-woman mock organization, A–Z Administrative Services, develops furniture, homes, and vehicles for contemporary consumers with a similar simplicity and attention to order. Zittel lives in California and New York.
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