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Devorah Sperber
Devorah Sperber's installation at the front desk of the hotel is
a bold statement bringing together fashion, art and an urban
aesthetic. Based on a work by Piet Mondrian, a pioneer in
abstract and geometric painting, Sperber's work has the energy,
vitality and cultural references that make it a fitting symbol
for the hotel.
Mondrian's renowned painting, "Broadway Boogie Woogie," (in the
collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York), has been
frequently recognized as a symbol of the frenetic pace of life
in the big city and an inspiration for jazz and contemporary
music compositions. Devorah Sperber's "After Mondrian (Fashion
26)" is similarly invested with many levels of references and
associations.
From a distance "After Mondrian (Hilton New York Fashion District)" is perceived as a
painting - a bold array of squares and rectangles that are
interlinked with a strong black line suggesting an urban grid of
streets and intersections. The work is, in fact, composed of
1632 spools of thread, a utilitarian tool of tailoring, which
makes an immediate reference to the place of fashion in New York
City's world of culture and commerce. This tapestry of thread
spools splinters into reflected flashes of color when viewed in
the numerous mirrors on an adjoining wall, embellishing and
enhancing the colors and design of the hotel lobby. Finally,
upon closer inspection through a small viewing sphere mounted on
the front desk, a sharpened and inverted image is revealed —
further to confounding the viewer's perceptions. With each
permutation and variation “After Mondrian (Hilton New York Fashion District)" embodies
the continually changing nature of fashion, culture and
contemporary urban life.
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