FAST & PRESENT: NEW WORK BY JOHNNY SWING
The upcoming solo exhibition “Fast & Present: New Work by Johnny Swing,” which runs from September 10 to October 31 and can be visited in person at our 64 White Street gallery. It is the artist’s first solo show with R & Company, and his first New York exhibition since 2012
Over the past twenty years, Johnny Swing has become one of the world’s most recognizable furniture designers, best known for his iconic series of seating made out of welded American coins. Ever since Swing first achieved international acclaim with the Nickel Couch, designed in 2000, his coin furniture has gravitated towards larger-scale seats, perfect for residential and commercial interiors, and even sculpture parks such as Storm King Art Center, where the earliest example of the Nickel Couch is in their permanent collection.
Craftsmanship meets imagination in the exhibition’s centerpiece; a monumental suite of furniture evoking the artist’s love of aquatic forms, Septem Maria (Seven Seas), which consists of seven nesting zoomorphic works. The series has been executed in two unique versions by the artist and represents his most sublime sculptural creation to date. These editioned works feature swooping forms suspended on architectonic steel bases that follow in the tradition of biomorphic installations, such as Jean Arp and Frederick Kiesler.
Maneuverable, built on a livable scale, and available at accessible price points, Swing’s newest works represent an incredible opportunity for collectors. The possibilities are endless when it comes to acquiring and arranging these works in a room, while each individual work has sculptural integrity which allows it to stand alone.
