SOFT Rocks in action
Stop action video by Elizabeth Demaray.
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PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Upholstered Stone
artist: Elizabeth Demaray filmmakers: Owen Donovan & Takeshi Fukunaga 1950 Adjustable Pillow Block, L.B. McGuffage U.S. patent no. 2,521,530 Upholstered Stone is part of a series of items that have been upholstered, including discarded shoes, bricks, tin cans, and 10-ton Nike Hercules Missile. The stone was measured, thinly padded, and then upholstered. The upholstery pieces are affixed to the stone without direct attachment, with each seam stressing the object inside. Viewers…
PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Combination Pillow and Crash Helmet
artist: Melissa Stern filmmaker: Max Friedlich 1970 Combination Pillow and Crash Helmet, S. Young U.S. patent no. 3,538,508 The pillow crash helmet, originally conceived for use on airplanes, unites notions of comfort and danger into one object. At once a soft headrest and a protective device, the crash helmet pillow is the accessory of choice whether sleeping soundly after a long business trip or hurtling to earth.
Pillow Culture Curates: U.S. Pillow Patents 1897 – 2010
Pillow Culture chosen by A.I.R. Gallery , Brooklyn, NY, to guest curate exhibition PILLOW Pageant as as part of their Open A.I.R. curatorial series. Coming SEPTEMBER 2010 PILLOW Pageant is an online exhibition on the pillow as a cultural artifact and as an engineered object of invention. Encountered in every phase of life and universally engaged as an aid to sleep, the pillow has escaped scrutiny as a designed object. Though…