Modern Restroom Art – flickr fave of the week
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by Becky // 3 Comments »
I noticed this photo in laceygj’s account on flickr today. Even though I have been perusing so many bathrooms over at Apartment Therapy this month, this one really stood out. Turns out it comes from artist Carter Kustera via The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. There are 5 other bathrooms created by other artists shown on the site. Thanks Laceygj!
More from the exhibition…
from Merrill Mason:
The Children’s Studio, was created by and for three- to five-year olds as well as by California artist Casey O’Connor:
The Women’s Room was created by Massachusetts artist Cynthia Consentino:
About The John Michael Kohler Arts Center:
EVEN THE WASHROOMS ARE WORKS OF ART AT THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER
One of the most unusual aspects of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s 99,000 square-foot facility is its six public washrooms, each of which was created by an outstanding American artist in the Arts Center’s renowned Arts/Industry program. Initiated in 1974 as a means of supporting artists, Arts/Industry gives artists the opportunity to create whole new bodies of sculpture and other works of art using the facilities, technologies, and materials of nearby plumbingware manufacturer, Kohler Co. Up to 22 artists from around the world spend 2-6 months each year in residence in the company’s pottery, iron and brass foundry, and/or enamel shop creating works they could not undertake in their own studios.
Through the years, several artists have created major public commissions for sites across the United States, from federal and state office buildings to parks and mass transit stations. However, the six washrooms were the first commissions ever undertaken for the Arts Center itself. The commissions were funded through the Campaign for a New Arts Center for a New Century to which over 2800 contributors gave $20.5 million. The washrooms are indicative of the Arts Center’s efforts to make the arts an integral part of adult’s and children’s lives through nationally acclaimed visual and performing arts programming.
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Filed in Decorating Modern, Design Press, Design on the Web, Flickr | 3 Comments
March 20th, 2007 at 5:24 pm (#)
Well, here’s the deal on the bathroom photo. I’ve seen the exact same thing in the dressing rooms at Barney’s Co-Op. So who’s the rip-off artist? Or, is it the same person? Too bad we don’t have an IDDB (internet designer data base).
August 19th, 2009 at 2:23 am (#)
Now thats taking going to the loo in a hole new light, to be honest I have never really though of doing a bathroom in detail like that, but they do say that this room has become the new haven for peace and quite.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:48 am (#)
I absolutely just love these ideas who would have thought that one can change a boring room like a toilet in to a piece of art thanks for sharing these ideas