A.Y.O.R. (At Your Own Risk) Chair
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- Stainless steel and lead
- made in
- London, Greater London, England, Europe
- Classification
- Furniture, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 131
- Dimensions
- 36 7/8 x 19 1/4 x 20 in. (93.7 x 48.9 x 50.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Shop Fund
- Rights
- © Ron Arad
- Object Number
- 6:2006
NOTES
A meditation on balance, this faceted steel chair tips forward like a tottering question mark. Israeli-born Ron Arad developed an appreciation for humble sheet metal early in his career, creating an influential series of experimental hand-welded furniture in his London studio. This "A.Y.O.R. (At Your Own Risk) Chair" was meticulously crafted by Arad himself. Its highly polished seams and surface give an illusion of a sculptural whole.
Provenance
1990 - 1997
J. W. Tuytel (d. c.1995), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, acquired from the artist [1]
1997 - 2005
Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi, Milan, Italy, purchased from J. W. Tuytel
2005 - 2006
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY, USA, purchased from Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi
2006 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Barry Friedman Ltd. [2]
Notes:
The main sources for this provenance are an email from Marc Benda of Barry Friedman Ltd. and notes from a conversation between Cara McCarty and Marc Benda [email from Marc Benda, January 10, 2006; email from Cara McCarty, January 10, 2006, SLAM document files].
[1] Marc Benda reports that Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi informed him that they purchased the chair from J. W. Tuytel in 1997 [email from Marc Benda, January 16, 2006, SLAM document files].
[2] Invoice from Barry Friedman Ltd., January 13, 2006 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 21, 2006; and the Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 11, 2006.
J. W. Tuytel (d. c.1995), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, acquired from the artist [1]
1997 - 2005
Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi, Milan, Italy, purchased from J. W. Tuytel
2005 - 2006
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY, USA, purchased from Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi
2006 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Barry Friedman Ltd. [2]
Notes:
The main sources for this provenance are an email from Marc Benda of Barry Friedman Ltd. and notes from a conversation between Cara McCarty and Marc Benda [email from Marc Benda, January 10, 2006; email from Cara McCarty, January 10, 2006, SLAM document files].
[1] Marc Benda reports that Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi informed him that they purchased the chair from J. W. Tuytel in 1997 [email from Marc Benda, January 16, 2006, SLAM document files].
[2] Invoice from Barry Friedman Ltd., January 13, 2006 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, February 21, 2006; and the Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, April 11, 2006.
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