Opening during Upstate Art Weekend, 'Double Take' is a survey of conceptual works by Fluxus artist William Stone. Presented in a domestic setting, the exhibition features discernible typologies - chairs, tables, clocks, paintings - that, while technically functional and meticulously crafted, are infused with irony, irreverence, and abstraction. The result is a dream-like environment that's at once familiar and foreign, serious and cheeky, upending the viewer's expectations and exploring the space between fine art and design.
Over a dozen works by William Stone are featured in the show including: Corrected Chair, an assemblage of three cascading oak office chairs; Rustic Rietveld, a rustic variation of Gerrit Rietveld’s Red Blue Chair assembled by a type of traditional scaffolding; Omphaloskepsis, a grandfather clock with video projection; and Top Drawer, part of a table seemingly melting into the top of a dresser.