Louisa Guinness Gallery



Ron Arad Studio Works 1981 - 2003


The Louisa Guinness Gallery is proud to announce the opening of ‘Ron Arad studio works: 1981 – 2003’, Arad’s first solo exhibition in London since ‘Before and after now’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2000. Assuming a creative style both dramatic and mischievous, Arad’s career has been an exploration of a difficult territory between art, design and architecture, and thus fitting into the gallery’s oeuvre of art objects.
	Including some new pieces and all original and highly recognisable forms, this show will cover limited and unique works since 1981, and will comprise of chairs, coffee tables, lamps, desks and sofas. By using individual sheets of steel and other materials, and by exploring their formal and functional possibilities, the breadth of Arad’s sculptural forms are both a treat to the eye as much as they are fully functional objects of design. The originals on show here have in some cases been developed by such known houses as Moroso, Alessi, Kartell, Vitra and Magis.
Born in Tel Aviv, 1951, Arad studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and the Architectural Association in London, and has since become one of the few artist/designers having had a strong presence in the London design scene since the early 80’s. His projects are quite varied, Arad’s large scale design and architectural works include, to name a few, the public spaces of the New Tel Aviv Opera, the Belgo restaurants, The Big Blue in Canary Wharf and currently the new Yohji Yamamoto flagship store in Tokyo and the headquarters of Maserati in Italy. He has also made many special commission pieces for private homes all easily recognisable by his very individual style.
	The subject of many books on British design and numerous exhibitions across the continent, Arad is currently Professor of Design Product at the Royal College of Art in London. His work is included and can be seen in such notable permanent collections as The Centre Pompidou, Paris, Vitra Design Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
The show opens 2nd of October and will run until 21st November. The next is called ‘Past and Present - Jewellery by Twentieth Century Artists’. It will include works by artists such as Gavin Turk, Antony Gormley, Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana etc. details later.
	Full CV available and list of works. Images attached in low resolution, please let us know if you require high resolution or alternative images.








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