Celebrating Chartwell’s 50th Anniversary year Sanderson are pleased to be hosting the Chartwell Chair project.
The Chartwell Trust was set up in the early 1970s by Robert Gardiner CNZM, as a charitable trust to realise the vision for wider access to and deeper understanding of the creative arts.
Part of celebrating the trust’s 50th anniversary The Chartwell Chair gives gallery visitors more time to relax, feel and be with the artworks, allowing the viewing experience to unfold. Chartwell invited various galleries around Aotearoa to take part in the initiative.
Sanderson’s Chartwell Chair features in Julia Holderness’ exhibition Botanical Pursuits until September 15th 2024. The cane chair references garden furniture or a chair one might find in an indoor patio or verandah, its period not fully distinguishable.
Holderness’ exhibition ties together research into Vanessa Bell and her garden at Charleston alongside the historical botanical design work (fabrics and tiles) of the made-up Florence Weir, and explores the role of gardens in the social and creative lives of women. The chair and it’s linen cushion (Weir’s Garden textile no 9) connects with a broader exploration in Holderness’ practice: the liaisons and convergence between design, craft, the domestic and art.
Sanderson and Chartwell warmly invite visitors to sit in the chair and absorb the exhibition.
@chartwellproject
The Chartwell Trust was set up in the early 1970s by Robert Gardiner CNZM, as a charitable trust to realise the vision for wider access to and deeper understanding of the creative arts.
Part of celebrating the trust’s 50th anniversary The Chartwell Chair gives gallery visitors more time to relax, feel and be with the artworks, allowing the viewing experience to unfold. Chartwell invited various galleries around Aotearoa to take part in the initiative.
Sanderson’s Chartwell Chair features in Julia Holderness’ exhibition Botanical Pursuits until September 15th 2024. The cane chair references garden furniture or a chair one might find in an indoor patio or verandah, its period not fully distinguishable.
Holderness’ exhibition ties together research into Vanessa Bell and her garden at Charleston alongside the historical botanical design work (fabrics and tiles) of the made-up Florence Weir, and explores the role of gardens in the social and creative lives of women. The chair and it’s linen cushion (Weir’s Garden textile no 9) connects with a broader exploration in Holderness’ practice: the liaisons and convergence between design, craft, the domestic and art.
Sanderson and Chartwell warmly invite visitors to sit in the chair and absorb the exhibition.
@chartwellproject
September 4, 2024
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