Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Gifted

Time for another round up of artist branded gifts. From the Barbara Kruger limited edition sunglasses via the Wim Delvoye Yoga Mat to the Joseph Kosuth Water Bottle, there is no end to what artists can be persuaded to do for the honour of the gift shop. For those who met Barbara Kruger and Joseph Kosuth on their visits to New Zealand the shift in tone is gob-smacking. We’ve come a long way but looking at this lot the artist-gift combo there's still a ways to go yet.

Let’s go shopping:

1  Wim Delvoye Yoga Mat from MOCA, $108.00
2  Maurizio Cattelan And Pierpaolo Ferrari: Bitten Soap from MoMA, $18
3  Yoko Ono Pillow Case Set from the MCA in Sydney, $43.00
4   Barbara Kruger Limited Edition Sunglasses (Red) from LACMA, $241.00
5  Agelio Batle Graphite AK-47 from the MCA Chicago, $77
6  Kusama Dancing Pumpkin floating pen from Tate, $39.50
7  Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen snow globe based on Spoonbridge and Cherry from the Walker Art Centre $18.00
8  Joseph Kosuth Water Bottle from the Guggenheim Museum, $34.00