But the idea of transformation has always been something that I romanticize in a work. I’m cautious of it but I also need it to connect my thoughts with the process of making. That’s really important.
—
Nari Ward
Diningroom Table and Chair by David Deutsch
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David Deutsch, Diningroom Table, plywood, 1983, 29 × 51½ × 106 inches. Photo © Amanda Means, 1989.
David Deutsch, Diningroom Table (another angle) and Chair, 1986, plywood, 39½ × 23½ × 24 inches. Photo © 1989 by Amanda Means.
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Originally published in
BOMB 29,
Fall 1989
Featuring interviews with Kevin Spacey, Robert Gober, Deborah Eisenberg, Christopher Guest, Isaac Mizrahi, Kazuo Ishiguro, Marvin Heiferman, Bharati Mukherjee, John Heys, Maureen Conner, Hillary Johnson, and Ketan Mehta.
