Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) acquires two commissioned work by Chris Schanck, which were inspired by the late-19th century Martelé dressing table in the DMA’s collection. Made of found objects from the immediate neighborhood of the artist’s Detroit studio, Schanck’s dressing table will be coated in resin and aluminum foil—a reference to the Dallas aluminum factory where, along with his father, Schanck worked when he was young. The two dressing tables will be presented together to form a conversation about craftsmanship, material, and the vanity that drives them.
Alley Vanity and Garden Chair, 2020
Steel, wood, polyurea, aluminum foil, mirror, resin
Desk: 84 x 64 x 30 inches / 214 x 163 x 76 cm
Chair: 36 x 18 x 16 inches / 92 x 46 x 42 cm
The two work are included in Chris Schanck’s first solo museum presentation, “Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil by Chris Schanck“, opened at Dallas Museum of Art on February 7, 2021.
