"Garden Loveseat & Other Works"
at Duke & Duke Gallery, Los Angeles
"his effortlessness at blurring the lines between
contemporary art and contemporary design."
Rock Crystal lamp, 2010
Transparent acrylic, rock crystal, white nickeled steel
Transparent acrylic, rock crystal, white nickeled steel
Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce Duke & Duke's inaugural exhibition of new works by Paris-based artist Mattia Bonetti. The exhibition will be held at designer Michael S. Smith’s newly opened furniture gallery located at 8527 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA from June 21 - September 7, 2011.
The exhibit will be Bonetti’s first on the West Coast and features the Garden Loveseat, among other important works. Smith was excited for Bonetti to be the inaugural Duke & Duke exhibition, mainly because of his effortlessness at blurring the lines between contemporary art and contemporary design. Throughout his distinguished career, Bonetti has employed traditional bronze, gold leaf, wrought iron and blown glass techniques and juxtaposed them with resin, acrylic and mirrored stainless steel technologies to create whimsical, glamorous and sophisticated pieces of art.
Mattia Bonetti was born in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952. His work is included in numerous public collections, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Duke & Duke was founded in 2011 by interior designer Michael S. Smith and his longtime art collaborator, Maya McLaughlin.
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