Tobias Klauser / Group XXIX, Oct 09- Mar 10

FINAL PROJECTS XXIX

3/12/10 to 3/15/10

Pearl M. Mackey Apartments (R.M. Schindler, 1936), 1137 S. Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90069

Tobias Klauser’s installation at the Mackey Apartments was a study on private space turned public in suburban conditions, and a personal homage to Schindler. Inspired by garage sales and yard sales, a phenomenon unknown in Switzerland, Klauser duplicated the built-in furniture of his apartment, creating 1:1 free-standing versions made from foam core, tape, and paint. Though made from disposable materials, the objects were surprisingly sturdy and realistic. The items were sold over the course of the exhibition, each day at a deeper discount, thereby functioning as a yard sale.