The shape alone is simply stunning. But what's even more interesting is what lies in the details of the doors...
The description online explains, 'With clouds of pollution belching from towering smoke stacks, missiles and falcons and gas masks, warplanes and wrenches adorning golden surfaces, Robber Baron celebrates and shames both Art and Industry.'
'Their mirror finish reflecting the outrageous excesses of America's 19th century tycoons and Russia's new oligarchs, these surreal, highly-expressive furnishings, each a complex composition of multiple visual elements, represent an interior belonging to a powerful industrial leader, or their heirs.'
It's rare that I look at a piece of art functioning as furniture (or vice versa) and actually like it. Or GET it. But this one takes exception. Is the giant hole in the middle an ode to the destruction of bombs? Perhaps. Is it gorgeous? Definitely. What are your thoughts on a piece of furniture functioning as art or making a social statement? Chic? Obnoxious? Do tell...
