universal fittings
an exhibition by rey akdogan.
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1 – exhibition pamphlet. exhibition content is often not recognized as art related. (image credit: phil grauer)
2 – rachel mason, the final day of saddam hussein. changing the dynamics of the lobby and its relation to the context. (image credit: rey akdogan)
3 – eric anglès, open edition 2n7. an openness to the mis-appropriation of space. (image credit: rey akdogan)
4 – alex kitnick, putting our heads together. mapping both the pitfalls and the possibilities. (image credit: rey akdogan)
universal fittings is a print project by rey akdogan that features a selection of propositions for the lobby space at 465 grand street/common room 2.
yes, yes i was quite taken by the features of the back lobby when i saw it first. the floor pattern, thick dusky pink textured wallpaper, the emergency phone, the wood paneling with the huge sign, the stark stainless steel elevator and the light in the space could be almost compared to a sound, a kind of hum. each wall feels like a still, each taken from a different movie, and pasted together.
it sounds like a very charged space.
yes, it is almost hard to experience it as a whole. it is almost impossible to add anything to it. it is as if you were just passing through, or waiting for the elevator, and you glanced at the floor pattern and imagined an enormous abstract painting holding the entire building together.
each sunday during the months of july and august universal fittings ltd will be located at 465 grand street and is proud to invite you to a series of performances, talks and screenings:
jun 29–aug 15, 2008
press release, pdf
exhibition pamphlet, pdf
exhibition poster, pdf