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Charles LutzRuba Rombic "Large Vase" Art Deco Stainless Steel Tabletop Sculpture2022
2022
$17,500
£13,167.61
€15,212.61
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CHF 14,121.26
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NOK 178,805
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About the Item
In 2023, Charles Lutz unveiled a series of new stainless steel sculptures based on Ruba Rombic glassware at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, as part of his installation titled Modern Made Leisure. The show explored the intersection of domestic goods and high art, presenting sculptures inspired by glassware once sold at the department store owned by the Kaufmann family, who commissioned the iconic house. The glassware, representing the everyday luxury of the time, now took on new life through Lutz’s reinterpretation, transformed into objects that reflected their surroundings. The installation drew attention to how the profits from the sale of such domestic goods contributed to the funding of Fallingwater's construction, creating a dialogue between commerce, art, and architecture.
Lutz’s Ruba Rombic vase, a geometric masterpiece in stainless steel, reflected his long-standing fascination with transforming mundane objects into symbols of refinement and financial transference. In this piece, he employed the sharp, angular lines of the original Art Deco glassware, elevating it to a luxurious and polished surface that shimmered under the light. This transformation mirrored the artist’s ongoing exploration of Duchamp's concept of the ready-made, where everyday objects are recontextualized and elevated through the lens of fine art. Lutz took these once-ordinary items and turned them into something sublime, suggesting a commentary on the blurred boundaries between mass production and high culture.
The installation also served as a reflection on the relationship between the Kaufmanns’ business success and their commission of Fallingwater, questioning the way domestic goods and consumer culture intersect with architectural grandeur. Through his sculptures, Lutz invited viewers to reconsider how the sale of something as simple as glassware played a pivotal role in creating a monument to modernism. By drawing upon the history of the Kaufmann family’s department store and its cultural impact, Lutz not only paid homage to the past but also made a statement about the role of art in transforming everyday objects into lasting legacies.
Materials: Polished Stainless Steel
The sculpture was conceived to have flowers installed, as shown. An internal vessel to hold water should be used.
Dimensions: 9" x 8" x 7"
- Creator:Charles Lutz (1982, American)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1227216813942
Charles Lutz
Charles Lutz received his BFA in painting and art history from Pratt Institute and studied human dissection and anatomy at Columbia University, New York. Lutz's work deals with perceptions and value structures, specifically the idea of the transference of values.
Lutz's 2007 “Warhol Denied” series received international attention calling into question the importance of originality in a work of art. The valuation process (authentication or denial) of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board was used by the artist to create value by submitting recreations of Andy Warhol works for judgment, with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED" of their authenticity. The final product of this conceptual project being "Officially DENIED" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz.
Later in 2013, Lutz went on to do one of his largest public installations to date. At the 100th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking and controversial Armory Show, Lutz was asked by the curator of Armory Focus: USA and former director of the Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner, to create a site-specific installation representing the United States. The installation "Babel" (based on Pieter Bruegel's famous painting) consisted of 1,500 cardboard replicas of Warhol's Brillo Box (Stockholm Type) stacked 20 feet tall. All 1,500 boxes were then given to the public freely, debasing the Brillo Box as an art commodity by removing its value, in addition to debasing its willing consumers.
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