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M/M (Paris): Just Like an Ant Walking on the Edge of the Visible

November 21, 2008 – February 6, 2009

M/M (Paris): Just Like an Ant Walking On the Edge of the Visible

The design work of M/M (Paris) is the product of an influential and creative partnership founded in 1992 by Mathias Augustyniak and Michaël Amzalag. Rooted in an expanded conception of graphic design, M/M’s multi-disciplinary approach extends to artistic collaborations, product design, and commercial projects. M/M (Paris): Just Like an Ant Walking On the Edge of the Visible features a newly commissioned project consisting of 41 wood-and-metal stools painted with silk-screened graphics. Designed specifically for the Drawing Room, the installation uses one of M/M (Paris)'s signature letterform alphabets to compose the exhibition’s titular phrase. As part of the exhibition, invited artists utilize the installation to host a series of drawing courses.

Curated by João Ribas

Curated by João Ribas

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Credits

Sponsored by Marc Jacobs.

Major support is provided by Akbank Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey and The Grand Marnier Foundation

Additional funding is provided by members of the Drawing Room, a patron circle founded to support innovative exhibitions presented in The Drawing Center's project gallery: Laura Jacobs Blankfein, Devon Dikeou, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis, Jill Lear, Judith Levinson Oppenheimer, Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, Elizabeth R. Miller and James G. Dinan, The Speyer Family Foundation, Inc., Louisa Stude Sarofim, Deborah F. Stiles, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, Elizabeth Tops and Arie Lizan, John C. Whitehead, Isabel Stainow Wilcox

Special thanks to Alexandra Lunn and Art + Commerce.