The Chair in Front of the Door, Special Project, Permanent Installation, Joseph Kosuth, 2004

“Where one can stand, one can also sit. Not only children, but women too have their place on the doorstep—close to the earth, its traditions, and perhaps its deities. The chair in front of the door is already a sign of urban innovation. As for the unheard-of privilege of sitting at a café, that is enjoyed exclusively by men.”

— Walter Benjamin

 

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During the IX edition of Arte all’Arte, the work La Sedia davanti alla Porta by Joseph Kosuth was permanently installed at the Giardino del Bagolaro in San Gimignano.

La sedia davanti alla porta, a work created by Joseph Kosuth as part of the IV edition of Arte all’Arte, becomes permanent. The piece, originally placed in 1999 at the Loggia del Podestà in San Gimignano, will be permanently installed at the new Piazza del Bagolaro, which will host the headquarters of the Day Center for the Elderly.

Credits

Joseph Kosuth
La sedia davanti alla porta, 1999
Incisione su pietra serena / Inscription on stone
3500 × 50 cm
Permanent installation, Piazza del Bagolaro