So it seems only natural that in 1965, Sottsass began creating a series of 21 large and supremely weird totem-­like sculptures that hint at psychedelic pharmacopia. ‘‘Most things that are really great at first make people a little annoyed,’’ he says. PhotoIncluding the totems, Zana’s collection consists of some 30 Sottsass works, ranging from late ’90s pieces — including a spittoon-shaped brass vase, unexpectedly sliced flat on one side — to rare 1960s and ’70s prototype ceramics. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyZana also collects the work of Andrea Branzi, an Archizoom founder who is still working at 78. Zana himself refuses to treat his own things as particularly precious or concern himself with hermetically sealed perfection.

Source: New York Times August 07, 2017 09:50 UTC