MEL ZIEGLER – ACTIVATED ARTIFACTS
2019-06-24For this exhibition, Ziegler presents a new work entitled Hooks, taken from a larger series called 10×10’s. Consisting of a geometric grid of vintage and antique hat hooks, viewers are encouraged to leave their own hats thus transforming the work from its original form. The piece bears many hallmarks of Ziegler’s practice such as an encyclopedic approach to collecting, participatory elements, and a deep reverence for socially imprinted antique artifacts. Additionally, it references Ziegler’s pervading interest in seriality, a quality often attributed to minimal art of the 20th Century, and a distinct influence during the genesis of both his and Ericson’s work.
Opposite – Installation view of 1000 Portraits, 2018
Exhibition runs through to August 16th, 2019
Perrotin
130 Orchard Street
NY 10002
New York
