{"title":"Barbara Kruger","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Barbara Kruger x Modernica collaboration highlights the dynamic relationship between contemporary art and design while celebrating Los Angeles as a center of artistic innovation and manufacturing. Together, Modernica and Barbara Kruger have created a collection that bridges art, craft, and design, transforming iconic furniture into thought-provoking works that engage audiences beyond the gallery and advance MOCA’s mission to present the art of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"case-study®-fiberglass-barbara-kruger-side-chair","title":"Case Study® Fiberglass Barbara Kruger Side Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition of 150, this chair unites Barbara Kruger’s incisive text with Modernica’s iconic Case Study® Collection, a landmark of California modernism. It transforms an everyday object into a work that invites reflection on consumption, desire, identity, and power, hallmarks of Kruger’s practice for more than four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy placing her unmistakable language on a chair designed for daily use, Kruger extends\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eher decades-long examination of how words and images shape our understanding of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe world into the domestic spaces we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1989, Modernica has handcrafted its fiberglass furniture in Los Angeles using the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal techniques developed in the mid-twentieth century. Each chair is individually\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebuilt up from layers of fiberglass and pigmented resin, resulting in subtle variations in\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efiber pattern, translucency, and tone, so no two chairs are exactly alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProceeds from this collaboration support exhibitions and public programs at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/moca.org\/\"\u003eThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 150. Individually handcrafted in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modernica Inc","offers":[{"title":"Love It - Shove It","offer_id":53712102457709,"sku":"CAS-FIB-SID-LOV-SHO-EIF-BLK","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0022\/2258\/7969\/files\/Barbara-Kruger-Fiberglass-Chair-2.jpg?v=1786460516"},{"product_id":"case-study®-fiberglass-barbara-kruger-aiko-table","title":"Case Study® Fiberglass Barbara Kruger Aiko Table","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduced in a limited edition of 250, this table brings Barbara Kruger’s bold visual language to Modernica’s iconic Case Study® Collection, a cornerstone of California modernist design. It pairs Kruger’s text with a form built for everyday life, prompting a\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecloser look at the ideas of consumption and desire it names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 1989, Modernica has handcrafted its fiberglass furniture in Los Angeles using the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal techniques developed in the mid-twentieth century. Each tabletop is built from\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeleven layers of laminated hardwood, with the exposed wood edge beveled by hand for\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea clean, refined finish. Lightweight and versatile, the table is an easy fit for flexible living\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKruger has long appropriated the language of advertising, publishing, and mass media\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto reveal how images and words shape the way we see the world. Here, that language\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elives on a table in your home, extending her work beyond the gallery and into daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProceeds from this collaboration support exhibitions and public programs at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/moca.org\/\"\u003eThe Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 250. Individually handcrafted in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modernica Inc","offers":[{"title":"Want It - Need It","offer_id":53712206135661,"sku":"CAS-FIB-SID-TAB-WAN-NEE-AIK-BLK","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0022\/2258\/7969\/files\/Barbara-Kruger-Product-Aiko-45_0000_Layer_1.jpg?v=1787677492"}],"url":"https:\/\/modernica.sbs\/collections\/barbara-kruger.oembed","provider":"Modernica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}