سيباستيان ارازوريز
塞巴斯蒂安·埃拉苏里斯

look again door

source: mocoloco

The gallery, located on two floors of a residential apartment building in Santiago, has always functioned behind a common unmarked door, with no outward signs that announce or indicate the presence of the gallery. While attempting to come up with a concept Sebastian Errazuriz explains: “I tried to resist ‘designing a door’. I didn’t want to create a door that was sculptural or pictorial, I wanted the door to hopefully continue to blend with the rest of the building and maintain its apparent anonymity as just another a normal apartment; nevertheless I also wished to leave a small clue that would invite the passerby to stop, look twice and maybe suspect that things where different.”

“It occurred to me that we have used door viewers for a couple hundred years… we have been stupidly squinting and closing our eyes for all this time, why not have two viewers instead? We have had binoculars for even longer.” The two viewers are placed – inverted – inside the door, thus allowing people outside the door to approach and look inside the apartment and see the current exhibition, which remains illuminated even when the gallery is closed.
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Sebastian Errazuriz, (1977) Chilean born, New York based artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz was raised in London; took art classes in Washington, film courses in Edinburgh, and a design degree in Santiago. He later received his Master’s in Fine Arts from New York University. At age 28, Sebastian became the second living South American artist to have work auctioned at Sotheby’s Important Twentieth Century Design. In 2007 Errazuriz was selected one of the top emerging international designers by I.D. Magazine. In 2010 he received the title of Chilean Designer of the Year and in 2011 was selected for the Compasso d’ Oro. Sebastian Errazuriz’s work has been exhibited alongside the most celebrated architects and designers in over forty international exhibitions. His work has been included in exhibitions and shows at the Copper Hewitt, National Museum of Design in New York, The Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art, The Vitra Museum in Weil AM Rheim in Germany, The Museum of Art and Design in New York and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago, Chile. Sebastian’s work has been featured in over 1000 press articles by the specialized media. He has also received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Good Morning America, and NY1. Sebastian Errazuriz lives and works in New York, and has workshops in Santiago, Chile.
Work: “Wall Street Nation” Sebastian Errazuriz 2012 Public intervention New York Following his signature style of minimal yet uniquely creative designs and public interventions; Sebastian Errazuriz unveils his latest project titled “Wall Street Nation”. The artist has slowly started to transform street lines into “Dollar Signs” by simply painting a white letter “S” across each one. The project wishes to express the fear and impotence that people are currently experiencing while seeing the growing greed that is transforming the way we live. “I’m afraid greed is rapidly changing life as we know it; It’s become normal that while home owners are being evicted, banks considered “too big to fail” are shamelessly gambling to with citizens money. The 99% are intimidated by their own police force while judges rule that companies have the same rights as people. Now corporations are pouring unregulated amounts of money into Super PACs to influence the elections and secure politicians that will continue to de-regulate the market and make them more money. It’s all spiraling out of control; greed is taking over and people are loosing all sense of proportion and justice.” The artist hopes his painted Dollar signs on street lines are taken up by others who also believe that greed has been taking over their cities and displacing their way of life. “If people feel impotent and cornered by how greed is transforming everything; I invite them to get a brush and a can of paint and change their street lines into the Dollar sign. In the meanwhile I need to go and mark some Dollar signs on Wall Street…”
Photographer: Sebastian Errazuriz Studio
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Sebastian Errazuriz
1977 –
Nationality: Chilean
Sebastian Errazuriz, born in Santiago, Chile in 1977, was raised in London. Errazuriz took art classes in Washington, film courses in Edinburgh, and design courses in Santiago. He later received his Master’s in Fine Arts from New York University. At age 28, Sebastian became the second living South American to have work auction at Sotheby’s Important Twentieth Century Design Auction.
Errazuriz incorporates his obsession with the opposition between life and death into his artwork, creating work that reminds viewers of their mortality, invites them to look again at their lives, and to question their daily routines. Errazuriz carries this theme through the body of his work including his sculptures, public art works, consumer objects, furniture, and even fashion.
Errazuriz was selected as one of the top emerging designers by I.D. magazine,as well as receiving the title of Chilean Designer of the Year. His large-scale, avant-garde public artwork has received critical acclaim, and his unique pieces have been incorporated in over 40 international exhibitions in cities such as Tokyo, New York, Paris and Barcelona. His work is featured in several important private collections.
Sebastian is currently preparing public urban art installations for New York, Madrid and Santiago, as well as designing products for clients ranging from the Design Shop of the Museum of Modern Art in New York to private commissions.
Errazuriz lives and works in New York, with offices and workshops in Santiago.