Object for a chat break, coffee beans and espresso cup from the Cafe de Flore, Paris, 1997, 2 1/2″ in diameter, 4″ in diameter x 3″tall, Topic for chat: “I think it is the duty of a woman to lead a life that expresses her disbelief in the validity of the taboos that have been imposed upon her kind for thousands of years. Nobody will give you freedom; you have to take it.” Meret Oppenheim , *Nelson Landsdale and St. Clair McKelway, Talk of the Town, “Critical Note,” The New Yorker, December 26, 1936, p. 7.
A Cuppa for MoM, ahhh, 1997, found objects, wire, 3″ in diameter, 5″ in diameter, x 2 1/2″tall: This piece gives a nod to Meret Oppenheim, the first woman ever to be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Ny, who said, “I think it is the duty of a woman to lead a life that expresses her disbelief in the validity of the taboos that have been imposed upon her kind for thousands of years. Nobody will give you freedom; you have to take it.” *Nelson Landsdale and St. Clair McKelway, Talk of the Town, “Critical Note,” The New Yorker, December 26, 1936, p. 7. Essay by Josh Rose
Object for a chat break, coffee beans and espresso cup from the Cafe de Flore, Paris, 1997, 2 1/2″ in diameter, 4″ in diameter x 3″tall, Topic for chat: “I think it is the duty of a woman to lead a life that expresses her disbelief in the validity of the taboos that have been imposed upon her kind for thousands of years. Nobody will give you freedom; you have to take it.” Meret Oppenheim , *Nelson Landsdale and St. Clair McKelway, Talk of the Town, “Critical Note,” The New Yorker, December 26, 1936, p. 7.
Tea for MoM, ahhh, 1997, found objects, wire, 3″ in diameter, 5″ in diameter, x 2 1/2″tall
A Cuppa for MoM, ahhh, 1997, found objects, wire, 3″ in diameter, 5″ in diameter, x 2 1/2″tall: This piece gives a nod to Meret Oppenheim, the first woman ever to be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Ny, who said, ““I think it is the duty of a woman to lead a life that expresses her disbelief in the validity of the taboos that have been imposed upon her kind for thousands of years. Nobody will give you freedom; you have to take it.” *Nelson Landsdale and St. Clair McKelway, Talk of the Town, “Critical Note,” The New Yorker, December 26, 1936, p. 7. Essay by Josh Rose