Et Tu, Ettore

Friedman Benda and Galerie56 are pleased to announce Et Tu, Ettore, a collaborative exhibition on the groundbreaking Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007). The exhibition is an intimate approach to Ettore Sottsass’ work with Galerie56 founder Lee F. Mindel, FAIA, offering an architect’s examination of another architect’s creative output. The works to be featured range in medium and time period, acting as a survey of Sottsass’ creative output. This includes rarely seen examples of his early ceramic prototypes made in the 1960s from Sottsass’ own personal collection, two of his iconic totems, and works from his Geology series produced in the early 2000s. The latter pieces in particular possess a potent kinship to the architecture of Galerie56 itself. The exhibition will run March 19th through May 14th.