Receiving

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Martino Gamper at Wright, Chicago

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A Leg and an Arm chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Arco chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Artist’s Proof
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Chair N’ Box
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Inside-Out Corner Bench
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Mono-Corner chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Olivia chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Speakers Corner
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Sunday Morning with Harry chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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T-Bench
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Tagliata Arne chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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W-Right in a Box
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

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Wendy chair
2008
Appropriated shipping crate plywood and furniture elements
Unique

From the 14th through the 17th of May 2008, Wright welcomed designer, innovator and mastermind Martino Gamper to Chicago. Gamper created a series of unique and functional pieces of furniture for Wright’s auction room utilizing cast-off shipping materials, crates, and discarded furniture and objects found in Wright’s warehouse. Part performance, part workshop, Gamper’s process welcomed experimentation, spontaneity and interaction: Gamper’s on-site studio was open to the public so that visitors could watch while he worked.

Photography: Wright and Brian Franczyk
www.wright20.com

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