Event
London Design Festival 2018
15 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018
London
London, United Kingdom
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Paste by Christopher Riggio
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The Department Store
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The Department Store
Exhibition
Paste
15 Sep 2018 – 23 Sep 2018
Event times
10am - 5pm Daily
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 248 Ferndale Road
- Brixton
- London
England - SW9 8FR
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Brixton Tube
Event map
After in collaboration with Squire & Partners, presents Paste x The Department Store, a unique site specific ceramic installation by Christopher Riggio. Responding directly to The Department Store’s reimagining and history, Paste explores craftsmanship, materials and evolutionary states.
About
Christopher Riggio’s design practice is centred on both functional and decorative ceramic form. His latest work Paste utilises a subtlety of materials; simulated gemstones, glass inlay and the decorative use of fractured glass. Riggio’s exploration of uncommonly used material textures belies a preconceived hierarchy of wealth, superiority and desire in the everyday. Installing directly into The Department Store’s art deco windows, Riggio alludes to the nostalgic retail experience which is paramount to identifying Riggio’s sculptural ceramics as past/present objects.
Paste x The Department Store not only explores the modular potential of ceramics, but also new ways of their integration and display within the domestic environment. The site specific installation allows Riggio to explore how his ceramics can be viewed in a context not limited by ceramics, but in the broader context of contemporary art.
