Armchair Consumers' Rest, Design 1983, production 1990

DesignStiletto (Frank Schreiner), Rüsselsheim *1959

Steel, galvanized yellow

(H x W x D)95 × 72 × 75 cm

Place of originLeipheim

Status

on display, room 037

About the workThis armchair by the Berlin artist and designer Stiletto is original and provocative, yet perfectly suitable for sitting. Inspired by readymade art, in which found objects are declared works of art, Stiletto took a used shopping trolley – the symbol of our consumer society par excellence – and transformed it into a chair. Ironically, he asked consumers to take a seat on it after they had finished their shopping. He addressed the issue of mass consumption by encouraging the subverted use of a “shopping basket on wheels” with subtle humour.

AccessionGift 1990

ProvenanceFebruar 1990 erworben durch Schenkung des Künstlers und des Herstellers

Inventory numberP 1990-14

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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