NONO INSPIRATION: 10 CHAIRS IN ART HISTORY
INSPIRATION
Doris Salcedo, "Installation at 8th International Istanbul Biennial," 2003. (Photo by Muammer Yanmaz. © Doris Salcedo. Courtesy the Alexander and Bonin, New York)
No surprise furniture design has accompanied our intimate spaces for a long time. To fit into our needs or simply as a decorative motif or even as hints of our personal taste. Proof of this is the following selection of chairs that appear on famous paintings through Art History.
Henri Matisse, The Lorrain Chair, 1919
Yayoi Kusama, Untitled (chair), 1960
Adolph Menzel, Balcony Room, 1845
Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs, 1965
Joseph Beuys, Fat Chair, 1964
Marina Abramović, The Artist is Present, 2010
Marc Chagall, Small Drawing Room, 1908
Ai Weiwei, Installation of Chairs, 2010
Vincent van Gogh, Vincent’s Chair with a Pipe, 1888
James Tissot, The Shop Girl, 1883-85
Which one is your favorite? Let us know!