Folding Chair with separate hanging shelf

Tom Loeser (American, born 1956) · Westport Point · 1989

In this open statement on furniture as art, Thomas Loeser pokes fun at function and craft history. His chair collapses into a two-dimensional art object in order to hang on the wall. Blurring the lines between art and function, Loeser treats the surface of the chair as a canvas, sponging on different enamel colors.

Medium

Baltic birch plywood, maple, stainless steel, enamel paint

Dimensions

45.5 x 36.3 x 5.5 in. (115.6 x 92.1 x 14 cm)

Accession

1989.28.1a-b

Credit line

Please Be Seated Collection, funded by Julian H. Fisher, B.A. 1969, in memory of Wilbur J. Fisher, B.A. 1926, and Janet H. Fisher