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MAY 15, 2008

EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AT MOSS:

Upcoming event in New York: MAY EXHIBITIONS May 18 through June 8 Moss is proud to present three extraordinary installations for May Design Week. All of the work is in limited editions, and taken together they span four centuries of Dutch design, and represent a breadth of differing approaches to the creation of functional objects and furniture. We are very pleased to acknowledge the generous support of the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
	Robber Baron, the complete Suite tales of power, corruption, art and industry, cast in bronze In May 2007, Moss previewed the Cabinet—the first fully realized piece from the Suite of five elements which comprise Studio Job’s ambitious masterwork, Robber Baron. The four additional pieces—Jewel Safe, Table, Standing Lamp and Mantle Clock—at the time as yet unrealized, were presented as drawings. One year later, we are proud to present Robber Baron, the complete Suite.
	Pyramids of Makkum Commissioned by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, to repair their late 17th century Delft flower pyramid—an exuberant, monumental multiple layer flower vase created in response to Europe’s “tulip mania”—Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the renowned 16th century Dutch manufactory, spent years researching the long-lost techniques necessary to recreate such a massive and complex composition. Inspired by that research, Managing Director Jan Tichelaar commissioned four Dutch artists (Hella Jongerius, Studio Job, Jurgen Bey and Alexander van Slobbe) to create contemporary flower pyramids, thereby adding to the noble lineage of this ancient object as well as this ancient manufactory.
	Made by Bees ephemeral constructions by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny Through this Rotterdam-basded Slovakian designer’s ingenious intervention, a colony of over 40,000 bees created Libertiny’s remarkable classically-shaped Honeycomb vase. In contract, his monumental Amphora was cast from seven different qualities of beeswax. Like treasures exhibted in a 17th century noble Wunderkammer (Cabinet of Wonders) these contemproary artifacts are an exceptional synthesis of nature, science, mathematics and art.
There is a press release for this event here.

Past Events:
	ART BASEL, MIAMI BEACH, 2007 Opening night party, Thursday, December 06, 2007
	ART OF REASON opening night party Opening night party, Wednesday, October 24, 2007
	WOOD THAT WE COULD opening night party Opening night party, Thursday, October 4, 2007
	Moss Angeles, Opening Night Party Opening night party, Thursday, August 2, 2007
	Studio Job/Tom Dixon/Moroso/Maharam Opening night party, Saturday, May 19, 2007
	Art Basel, Miami Beach, 2006 Party Opening night party, Thursday, December 7, 2006.
	The 180 Year Waltz Opening night party, Tuesday, November 14, 2006.
	Art of Reason Opening night party, Tuesday, September 12, 2006.
	Centovini Opening night party, Saturday, May 20, 2006.
	LAYERS Opening night party, Saturday, May 20, 2006.
	Of Thrones and Lesser Elevations Party Opening night party Thursday, March 23, 2006.
	ShimmerGlimmerTwinkleSparkleShine! Party Opening night party Thursday, January 12, 2006.
	Campane di Campana Opening night party Friday October 28, 2005.
	Never Felt Before! Opening night party Friday September 9, 2005.
	Fertile Garden/Domestic Violence Opening night party Saturday May 14, 2005.
	"The End" (party) Opening night party on Feb. 8, 2005. The installation, designed to the dimensions of the gallery, contains a mix of one-off pieces made by his studio, prototypes for pieces which will soon be in production, and several pieces made specifically for this show. Opening night included a live performance by opera singer Anthony Roth Costanzo accompanied by Chun Wei Kang which was presented courtesy of House & Garden.
	"The End" (exhibit) This massive creation by Dutch designer Tord Boontje is the first solo US exhibition of his work, and the final episode of a trilogy based on his exploration of the myths inherent in universal fairy tales. Presented by Moroso, Italy, The End is a collaboration between Boontje and Moss, with additional funding provided by The Mondriaan Foundation and by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York City.
	Moss Gallery Inaugural Exhibition: Hooked Up The inaugural exhibition at the new Moss Gallery at the corner of Greene and Houston features 41 specially commissioned textile works by artists at Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, shown in concert with the iconic P40 lounge chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani in 1954 for Tecno, Milano. January 6, 2005.
	Newson + Nike + Moss (party) US launch of Zvezdochka, a project by Mark Newson and Nike.
	Massive Change (book launch) Moss and Maharam host a party to launch Massive Change, a new book by Bruce Mau.
	Where There's Smoke (exhibit) In its tradition of thought-provoking, often prescient exhibitions mounted to coincide with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Moss offered an assemblage of 25 extraordinary one-of-a-kind pieces, created by Maarten Baas.
	Where There's Smoke (party) A concise family history created by Maarten Baas. The opening night party for Where There's Smoke exhibition on Saturday, May 15.
	Zanotta Mezzadro Exhibition On Monday May 17th Moss celebrated the fiftieth birthday of Zanotta with a special tribute to that company's long-time heroes, Achille and PierGiacomo Castiglioni. Our Anniversary exhibition honors the Castiglioni brothers' iconic Mezzadro stool, the quintessential "found object". Moss commissioned 50 stools, each in a different spectacular color. The series is signed and numbered.
	Riedizioni Speciali On Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Moss introduced the extraordinary "fossilized textiles" created by artist/designer Luisa Cevese in her Milan atelier. These one-of-a-kind studio pieces for table or floor were made especially for this event, using ultra thin layers of polyurethane to unite a variety of discarded but precious materials. Each such "re-edition" is the story of an abandoned textile, reclaimed.
	Alda - a holiday musical (de)light A brand new Gaetano Pesce resin lamp (named Alda after his mother) was presented exclusively at Moss, as a special holiday exhibition in our main window. There you'd find an entire field of Alda lamps, gentle swaying in the air-conditioning breeze, in different vivid colors, in adult and child sizes, and wall versions, some with bells, some with motion sensitive microchips, each one ready to delight and enthrall you.
	Vitsoe party Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Moss celebrated the launch of its exclusive distribution of one of the great icons of rationalist design, the 606 Universal Shelving System, designed by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe. Professor Rams was guest of honor at a special presentation of this great work.
	Hella Jongerius book signing party Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Moss hosted a party celebrating the publication of HELLA JONGERIUS, published by Phaidon Press.
	Lomo ColorSplash party On Tuesday, August 12th, 2003 Moss introduced the new Colorsplash camera to America with an opening night party co-hosted by the Lomographic Society, the Austrian manufacturers of this fun new camera.
	Lomo Pictures of Lomo Party Images taken using the guest of honor: the Colorsplash camera.
	Fornace Venini: Fires Eternal exhibition Murray Moss curates a tribute to the Master Glassblowers of the renowned Murano glass producer. The exhibit includes rare and historic masterpieces as well as over sixty works created exclusively for this show.
	Fornace Venini party The opening night party for the Fornace Venini exhibition (above).
	Campanas On May 19th, 2003 Moss hosted the US launch of Campanas, a book by Brazillian publisher Bookmark celebrating the work of Brazil's most celebrated designers, Fernando and Humberto Campana.
	Nobody's Perfect In May, 2003 Moss launched the second collection of Nobody's Perfect, created by Gaetano Pesce for Zerodisegno, Italy. Made from polyurethane-based elastic resins, this extraordinary collection of chairs, tables, shelves and sideboards is among the most compelling and most accessible of Pesce's amazing work.

	Our Beverage Partner All refreshments for Moss events are provided by our Italian wineshop, Centovini. Located in the same building as Moss Gallery and adjacent to Centovini restaurant, the shop offers an intelligently curated selection of 100 wines from Italy.