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A Rendezvous with Shlomo Harush at Industry Gallery

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There's a new gallery in Washington, D.C., and the programming has gotten off to a terrific start with an inaugural exhibition by Shlomo Harush titled "Round the Corner." Chair Chick asked the Jerusalem-born artist, who will be showing at Industry Gallery through March 6, about his inspiration: "For me, creative activity is not something I can force: it’s a necessity," he says. "When I did the car in 2006 it wasn’t because I wanted to make an aluminum car, per se, it’s because I wanted to make mobile sculpture. I also wanted to integrate that sculpture into real life by driving it on the road, which helped re-contextualize this ordinary form of transportation. I cannot name specific people or things that directly inspire me, but I can say things I encounter in my daily life informs what I create as an artist. I like to take very obvious and daily objects, such as the basic chair that has been around for thousands of years, and redefine them: this recreates their context and changes the way people experience and understand them.”

"Round the Corner" features 20 unique hand-crafted stainless steel and aluminum works that examine different sculptural aspects of conventional seating units. Harush has arranged the work in an urban tableau within the gallery's 4,300-square-foot industrial space. The exhibition includes "Rendez-vous," which is shown. It has me dreaming of my trip to Paris in a few weeks. I'll be searching for lots of amazing chairs while I'm there and will bring you the full report shortly after. Au revoir!

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Posted January 29, 2010