You’re probably used to seeing art mounted on the bright white walls of a gallery or museum. But when the pieces are deliberately placed in an environment that echoes their aesthetic, they suddenly take on new life. That was the idea behind it In the house of the rosea new exhibition organized by art and design fair Object & Thing in collaboration with furniture design studio Green River Project LLC. In the house of the rose extends Object & Thing’s recent practice of placing exhibitions within the homes of historic artists and architects. On view are furniture made by the Green River Project and pieces by artists including fashion label Bode (whose designer, Emily Adams Bode, is a frequent collaborator with the folks at Green River), Charles and Ray Eames and Michele Oka Donner. inside the home of modernist landscape architect James Rose. The mansion, which was designed and built by hand by Rose, is preserved in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “[Green River Project LLC founders] Aaron Aujla and Ben Bloomstein have been talking about Rose for a long time, and we started the process of organizing this exhibition a little over a year ago,” says Abby Bangser, founder and creative director of Object & Thing. W. “There is a shared spirit between Rose and Green River Project LLC to understand a design challenge and make it work. Rose often took salvaged doors and turned the doors into benches, or a railroad tie could become a chair. This open-mindedness about what a material can become is something I also see in the practice of Green River Project LLC.”
“I think the sense of community was important, we felt that sense with Rose’s work,” adds Aujla of the diverse lineup of artists featured in In the house of the rose. “It was also important to have work with different disciplines and materials. I think that Rose has not privileged any particular creative class over another, it shows in his work and in the work he has collected. We wanted that spirit to be alive.”
Below, take a look at some of the highlights to watch In the house of the roseon view until October 2.
Bode, Perennial pants2022.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
A look outside In the house of the rose.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
A look inside In the house of the rose.
