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June 6–August 16
Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker features 52 one-of-a-kind sculptural chairs created by Garry Knox Bennett, one of the foremost contemporary studio furniture makers in America. Inspired by well-known furniture designers and architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, George Nakashima, and Gerrit Rietveld, Bennett's wit and imagination comes to life with such chairs as the "Great Granny Rietveld" and "Wiggle Wright." By using bold new forms and constantly expanding traditional boundaries, Bennett makes furniture a form of art.
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Garry Knox Bennett, New Ladderback #1, 2003.
41 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 22 in.
Maple, Douglas fir, nickel-plated brass, GKB fabricated ladder.
Garry Knox Bennett, Chas Rietveld, 2003. 54 1/2 x 15 x 17 1/8 in.
Enameled wood, paint, nickel-plated brass.
Garry Knox Bennett,
Chinese Platform Chair #5:
Late Oaktown Dynasty; 1934–_____, 2005
39 x 22 x 26 in.
Lacquered wood, PVC, 23K & 24 K gold leaf, velvet upholstery.
Garry Knox Bennett, Great Granny Rietveld, 2003.
30 3/4 x 15 x 18 in.
Wood, upholstered cotton.
Garry Knox Bennett, Prototype Series #2: Red Chair, 2004.
30 3/4 x 20 x 27 in.
Painted wood, aluminum, upholstered canvas.
Garry Knox Bennett, Thonet, 2004.
34 1/2 x 25 x 17 in.
Chair, fiberglass, enamel paint, hand-caned seat
Garry Knox Bennett, Wiggle Wright, 2004.
36 x 22 x 16 in.
Mahogany, upholstered mohair, 23K gold leaf.
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