The world needs something that surprisingly points to the circumstances – without wanting to indoctrinate. Something like the artwork of Reiner Xaver Sedelmeier. “When sitting, the ‘Peace Chair’ provides support and lends posture,” says Reiner X. Sedelmeier, whose steel and wood armchairs designed for Vienna Art Week in 2018 are upholstered in Raf Simons’ Kvadrat fabrics. Estimated at: 12 000 to 18 000 euros.
Xaver Sedelmeier
born 1959. Lives and works in Stuttgart
Training
until 1985 studies of communication business at the University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim
1985-1990 Worked in various agencies
1990 Foundation of own company for communication and marketing
Since 2000, increasing interest in the subject of ˈcommunicationˈ from an artistic perspective. Establishment of the aspect ˈchairs, seats, placesˈ.
2005 first installation: Platzhirsche. Beginning of work on Functional Art and Art
Exhibitions
Gallery Focus, Cape Town
Schuessler Gallery, Berlin
Strzelski Gallery, Stuttgart
Dorotheum, Vienna
Fine Art Fair, Cologne
Gallery Kessler, Zurich
BU Photo Xaver Sedelmeier 1
Production: Inka Baron & Thomas Skroch; Illustrations: © Dorotheum; artwork: © Stefan Sagmeister
