ring

a limited edition reduction of a circular steel ring for 019 (ghent), which was a distortion of a circular steel ring designed by common room for dexter sinister at stella municipal cinema (athens)–later moved on to radio athènes–which was an adapted re-production of a circular steel ring designed by common room for casco – office for art, design and theory (utrecht) that was based on a re-interpretation of a circular steel ring designed by ifau & jesko fezer for the goethe-institut wyoming building (new york) that was based on a re-production of a circular steel ring by common room produced for dexter sinister presents common room (circular) in new york which was a reconsideration of the original circular steel ring designed by aldo van eyck for the architect’s apartment in amsterdam in 1948.

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1 – axonometric diagram of a steel ring.

2 – steel ring by aldo van eyck. “as for the steel ring, it was my very first circle in space with the quality of place - what with the seat, warmth from the stove - and the little mystery that circles do occasionally provide.” (image credit: j. versnel)

3 – circular steel ring by ifau & jesko fezer for the goethe-institut wyoming building. (image credit: ifau & jesko fezer)

4 – re-interpretation of steel ring by common room produced for dexter sinister presents common room (circular). (image credit: david reinfurt)

5 – a closed communal circle for casco by common room.

6 – circular monument by dexter sinister. vancouver contemporary art gallery. (image credit: david reinfurt)

7 – the ring at stella by dexter sinister and common room – later to move on to radio athènes. (image credit: david reinfurt)

8 – a ring for 019, at the museum of moving practice. by adding a five degree slant to the ring’s surface defines different conditions. (image credit: michiel de cleene)

9 – shp6, a reduction of the 019 ring for sleeperhold publications. an understanding of authorship that allows for multiple authors to exist simultaneously. (image credit: elena pankova)

10 – 019 ring at m hka. without a predetermined function but not functionless. (image credit: federico acal / art viewer)

the ring installations play upon the notion of the reoccurrence of similar themes and forms throughout art history. initially based on a steel ring around a hearth in the apartment of architect aldo van eyck from the year 1948 this series of installations continues to place the simple form in different contexts. unoriginal in its geometry, each occurrence is adapted in size and continuity to the specifics of the space and the program. while maintaining the same proportions as the ring around the hearth, each ring takes on a new meaning and encourages new uses in the different settings.

common room presents dexter sinister (circular)

goethe-institute wyoming building

common circular 2 – common room presents dexter sinister presents common room

ring

last updated November 5, 2024