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Pieter Engels; a magician amongst artists or a longer
without a claque
This restored chair (herstelde stoel) is a unique piece made by the
extraordinary Dutch artist, Pieter Engels in the 60's. Who pushed
the boundaries of absurd thinking between Art and
Products.
In 1964, Engels began the company EPO: Engels
Products Organization. EPO produced products, not
works of art. Pieter Engels presented himself not as
an artist, but as a director. He also had an alter ego:
Simon Es. Who acted as a sales promoter and
publicity mastermind.
During his time at EPO, Engels smashed various
pieces of furniture to pieces only to reassemble them
using hinges, causing the piece to lose its
functionality. With this intervention, Engels plays with
the boundary between art and utilitarian object,
between the familiar and the alienating while using
irony to criticize the market forces of art.
Despite his well-known working method and his
many exhibits all around the country, this piece is
unique. This is because outside of a private collection,
it has never been exhibited in public.
