Offbeat Art by David Byrne: Same as it ever was?
David Byrne, the co-founder and frontman of the popular 1980s new wave band, "Talking Heads" has been added to page 2 of my list of celebrity artists. If you are at all familiar with David Byrne and Talking Heads, you won't be surprised to hear that his artwork is a bit unusual.
David Byrne's current exhibition at Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York city is titled "David Byrne: Furnishing The Self And Upholstering The Soul." The Pace/MacGill press release describes it as:
"an exhibition of unique chair designs by David Byrne. Bringing together several recently constructed chairs with Byrne’s original drawings for their design, the exhibition will also feature a group of Byrne’s imaginative sketches embroidered onto upholstery fabric and released as editions by PaceEditions."
The exhibition coincides with the release of Byrne’s new book Arboretum
. The exhibition closes November 25, 2006.
You can read more about David Byrne and his artwork at his website, DavidByrne.com.
