Monday, December 14, 2009
Megan Witmarsh makes Recursive Objects
A great surprise in Miami this year was a show at The Wolfsonian called, New Voices. New Works, "a series of site-specific pieces inspired by the museum's collection and curated by designer Todd Oldham."
Part of the exhibition, the best part, was artist Megan Witmarsh's hand-crafted contribution, Recursive Objects. As the press release describes, it is "a series of sculptures made in response to The Wolfsonian’s collection. The backgrounds of the items in The Wolfsonian’s vast collection are varied ranging from high design to humble utilitarian items. Whitmarsh has made facsimiles of some of these objects (to replace the originals typically on view), and has also added her own inventions, all of which are covertly interspersed throughout the museum ..."
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