Making It Real with Robert
January 11th, 2010 at 02:40pm JenScan
As you may have heard, Robert, MAD’s fabulous new restaurant with its spectacular view of Columbus Circle, has finally opened. You may not know that the restaurant is named after Robert Isabell, the famed events planner involved in the project who died unexpectedly in 2009. In reading articles about his death in the New York Times , and later information about the auction of his property at Sotheby’s, we realized another link we had with Robert—he loved many of the artists that we are including in Making It Real.
So in honor of the restaurant, and as a tribute to the man that helped inspire it, I am including today some images of his objects from his collection that would be right at home in our exhibition. Consider it a sneak preview!
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- Philip Lloyd Powell, Hanging Cabinet and Sideboard, ca. 1960
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- Albert Paley, Candlestick and Bucket, 1970
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- Claire Falkenstein, Fusion, ca. 1970
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- Wharton Esherick, Tray, 1947
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- Thomas Lynn, Stool, ca. 1960s
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- Wendell Castle, Side Table, 1965
(Images from NY Times and Sothebys)
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1. sharon | February 3rd, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Just curious, what is the Making it Real exhibition about & when will it take place?
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