Ellen Lupton, Guest Curator
Comfort Zone featured fabric-based structures that respond to human
needs for warmth, protection, escape, and survival. Many of the objects in
the exhibition were multi-functional or multi-dimensional, unfolding from a
small, compact unit into a larger environment, or transforming in appearance
and use. The projects reflected the global mobility of modern populations and
the desire to find personal refuge within public spaces. Simultaneously,
they reflected the inwardness of contemporary art, design, and society, by
constructing protective enclosures around the scale of individual bodies.
In addition to projects by artists and designers, the exhibition included a
selection of industrial products that respond to human needs for comfort and
escape, including a Biosphere anti-germ tent, a cold water survival suit,
and a casualty bag.
Artists in the exhibition: Jurgen Bey, Kendall Buster, Lucas Cowen,
Hella Jongerius, Emily Keown, Ernesto Neto, Lucy Orta, Michael Rakowitz,
Mika Tajima, and Rirkrit Tiravanija.
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