Chair Chick

That's My Kind of Chair!

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Mark Sexton's and Ron Krueck's Chicago Chair from untitled No. 1, will be on view at Sebastian + Barquet beginning this Thursday, January 21st (2010), when the opening reception for "Precious Metals" will take place from 6pm to 8pm. The mirror-polished stainless steel, brass, and upholstery stunner was designed by the architectural duo in 1987.

Krueck visited art museums when he was young and was encouraged to draw. He went on to study architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, receiving a B.A. in 1970. Sexton is also an IIT graduate. He worked for the Chicago firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill before founding Krueck + Sexton with Krueck in 1991. The pair counts Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as a major influence and each brings a particular talent to the table in terms of their designs: for Krueck, it's a knowledge of twentieth-century art, which complements Sexton's thorough understanding of technology and complex engineering.

If the Chicago Chair is representative of the quality that will be on view, the exhibition should be riveting!