elizabeth demaray

PILLOW CULTURE and Elizabeth Demaray PRESENT: Twenty-Four Stones I’d Like to Know

PILLOW CULTURE and Elizabeth Demaray PRESENT: Twenty-Four Stones I’d Like to Know

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Offering visitors a slightly softer rock upon which to sit while viewing DUMBO’s magnificent waterfront, Twenty-Four Stones I’d Like to Know presents nine giant upholstered boulders in Brooklyn Bridge Park. On view as part of the 2011DUMBO Arts Festival, this project is the brainchild of artist Elizabeth Demaray and Pillow Culture. Each stone sports it’s own uniquely fitted cozy-style covering in plush striped fabric and EZ Dri® outdoor reticulated foam.…
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PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Upholstered Stone

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Upholstered Stone

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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…
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