10 Years of Studio Job on view at the Armory Show art fair in New York
A capsule Chamber gallery exhibition covering 10 years of work by designers Studio Job is on view at the Armory Show art fair in New York (+ slideshow).
From left to right: Bavaria Mirror, Standing Bubble, Piece for Peace and Pinocchio, Homework all by Studio Job in the Chamber capsule exhibition at the Armory Show. Photograph by Leandro Viana
The gallery is showing six Studio Job pieces at the fair, which is located on the far west side of Midtown Manhattan and runs for 3 - 6 March.
The objects created by the Belgium-based artists range from a bust of a horse mounted on a vacuum cleaner to a drawing of a sinking ship and a large three-part mirror.
Studio Job's Horse Bust (chess piece) and Bavaria Mirror. Photograph by Leandro Viana The works mix materials including rare woods, handblown glass, cut glass, and polished bronze, and draw on folk art and other pictorial imagery. The objects include one-off unique pieces and limited editions.
Pinocchio Homework and Sinking Ship by Studio Job. Photograph by Leandro Viana
The piece called Horse Bust (Chess Piece) was designed for the artist Jeff Koons and includes a Nilfisk vacuum cleaner in its base. When the vacuum is switched on, the horse's eyes light up and air pulls through its nostrils.
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"We love Jeff Koons and I love Nifilisk," Job said. "It's such a high-quality vacuum cl...
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