Extra-Large Lounge
By The Art Newspaper. From In The Frame
Published online: 20 August 2009
If the summer has left you a little body conscious, it might be a good time to head over to Atlanta, Georgia, where an exhibition of overweight classic furniture by Atlanta-based Mark Wentzel is sure to improve your own self-image. On view until 11 September at the Global Health Odyssey Museum—the official museum of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention we were delighted to discover!—Wenztel's sculptures of morbidly obese Eames lounge chairs let you finally see what would happen if the modern design icons indulged in a few too many Twinkies. The artist’s aim of "responding to the … over-consumption of goods and materials of recent years" is sure to keep many visitors on a strict diet. At least until the end of bikini season.
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