ARTISTS

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Orieller: Listening Pillow

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Orieller: Listening Pillow

artist/filmmaker:  Alyce Santoro 1964 LIstening Pillow, C.L. McLean, U.S. patent no. 3,141,179 Inspired by a patent filed in 1964 for a Listening Pillow, an apparatus to facilitate listening to music in stereo while lying on one’s side, this design has been updated considerably to appeal to modern, nature-deprived audiences. Worn as a headpiece with a tuft of copper wool, the pillow serves as a conductor between the ear of the wearer…
PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – BP Beauty Pillows

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – BP Beauty Pillows

artist:  Meghan Keane filmmaker:  Michael Keane 1967 Curler Pillow, E. F. Eller U.S. patent no. 3,319,272 Inspired by a pillow patent that strives to keep the curlered heads of women in static perfection, these pillows interpret notions of vanity and comfort with a formal playfulness oscillating between the beautiful and the strange.
PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Come Along Cushion

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Come Along Cushion

artist:  Gay Brown 2002  Support Pillow, Everhart   U.S. patent no. 6,360,387 Referencing a number of fertility pillows catalogued in the U.S. Patent Office, and explicitly ministering to post-menopausal sex and comfort, Come Along Cushion is ultimately functional and life-improving, addressing a basic component and neglected phase of life.
PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Flotation Pillow

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Flotation Pillow

artist:  Natalie Fizer 1960 Slumber Pillow, Frances Hayes U.S. patent no. 2,961,668 Flotation Pillow references a 1960 patent for a slumber pillow intended to comfort children susceptible to nervousness upon bedtime.  Constructed of recycled Styrofoam, rubber, and foam, it is offered as a buoyancy device to enhance dreaming while floating in water.
PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Pillow Walk

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Pillow Walk

artist/filmmaker:  Daria Dorosh 1938 Combination Pillow and Dressing Case, W. Beehler  U.S. patent no. 2,293,530 Pillow Walk is a small, portable textile sculpture carried like a handbag or a fashion accessory, though without functionality. The 1938 pillow patent by W. Beehler inspired the use of a zipper and handles that signal portability and interior space. In this case, the interior of the mind is the content, spilled out onto the surface. The…