Guyton/Walker
Sunday, 29 December 2013
Work from their oeuvre.
“According to Guyton and Walker, the show is a continuation of their artistic processes, both in seclusion and together. Rumination and even moments of stagnation are all part of the effort. “Sometimes you have ideas that don’t make any sense to execute on your own, or you don’t feel like being alone in the studio. It’s more interesting to work things out with a friend,” they explain. One idea that has worked out quite well is the appropriation of functional objects like tables and beds. It turns out that making art out of mattresses is harder than it looks. “One day we were approving the tufting designs and mattress tape for our prototypes, the next day this old family from New Jersey that made them was out of business—100 years, then two mattresses with us and gone. ” – Interview Magazine