Slideshow: Diffusion-Line Art From the Collective DIS
Photo: Eric T. White
Peter Pilotto for Target, Isabel Marant for H&M — capsule collections and diffusion lines are taken for granted in the fashion world. But what would a diffusion line for art look like? That’s the question posed by the art collective DIS with “DISown-Not For Everyone,” which they describe as an “exhibition posing as a retail store.” The collective asked more than 30 artists — including Ryan Trecartin, Simon Fujiwara, K-HOLE, and Hood by Air — to create pieces for the show at Red Bull Studios in Chelsea, where they’ll be on sale through April 6. (Prices will range from $50 to $500, “with exceptions.”)
Click through to see a selection of the goods on view and read what the artists had to say.
DIS Collective (Pictured: Solomon Chase, Marco Roso, Lauren Boyle, and David Toro) Photo: Eric T. White
Frank Benson Product: "Dancer" (Salt and pepper mill)
"The colors are sort of like margherita pizza or Caprese salad colors; they...
Frank Benson Product: "Dancer" (Salt and pepper mill)
"The colors are sort of like margherita pizza or Caprese salad colors; they’re the colors of the Italian flag as well. So they're food-related." Photo: Eric T. White
Maja Cule Product: "Intern" (Folding chair)
"Doing an internship is kind of similar to when you go to a formal dinner and you’re ...
Maja Cule Product: "Intern" (Folding chair)
"Doing an internship is kind of similar to when you go to a formal dinner and you’re given the last-minute folding chair to sit on. It’s a position that can be very easily cracked and it’s not very stable or permanent. And it’s also lightweight. And also it’s very uncomfortable." Photo: Eric T. White
Bjarne Melgaard Product: Beanbag chair, covered in sketches for his fashion collection.
"I wanted to make a beanbag because I think it is a...
Bjarne Melgaard Product: Beanbag chair, covered in sketches for his fashion collection.
"I wanted to make a beanbag because I think it is a comfortable and easy and kind of democratic way of sitting ... It can be for one person who likes a lot of space or it can be for several people who like to share."
Photo: Eric T. White
Laura Christiansen (working with Brad Troemel, not pictured) Product: Whistleblower veanie/flower Pot
"It’s a koozie, basically, for a pott...
Laura Christiansen (working with Brad Troemel, not pictured) Product: Whistleblower veanie/flower Pot
"It’s a koozie, basically, for a potted plant — an actual beanie embroidered with different whistleblowers’ names on them.
The plant comes with the beanie. The plants are all ecofriendly, Whole Foods brand, fair-trade, probably, house plants. Kind of pointing out this absurdity within the politics of liberalism ... how you can express your politics through consumptive goods in a passive way, just like shopping." Photo: Eric T. White
Whistleblower Beanie/Flower Pot Photo: Eric T. White
GCC (Pictured: Nanu Al-Hamad, Fatima Al Qadiri, and Abdullah Al-Mutairi) Product: Ahlani! (Handshaking soap)
"Diplomacy is a formula. It’s ...
GCC (Pictured: Nanu Al-Hamad, Fatima Al Qadiri, and Abdullah Al-Mutairi) Product: Ahlani! (Handshaking soap)
"Diplomacy is a formula. It’s a formula just like soap is a formula. It’s a prescribed way of speaking. As a product, we are pushing it as a hygienic business accessory. So the way we’re selling it — with our tongues to our cheeks — is as a product that’s going to help you succeed in life, achieve, and win that interview over." Photo: Eric T. White
GCC Photo: Eric T. White
Shanzhai Biennial (Babak Radboy & Cyril Duval) Product Name: SHANZHAI Originals™ ("Curated and rebranded" knockoff shoes)&nbs...
Shanzhai Biennial (Babak Radboy & Cyril Duval) Product Name: SHANZHAI Originals™ ("Curated and rebranded" knockoff shoes)
"Because the modes of distribution are so up to chance, it’s impossible to know what you’ll find where — in a weird way, these are the cheapest products in the world but they’re also incredibly rare. After only a few months, they disappear. It’s all kind of circumstance."
Photo: Eric T. White
Carissa Rodriguez Product: Kotatsu (Table with heater and quilt)
"It’s almost like a shell, like you’re a turtle or something. You can just...
Carissa Rodriguez Product: Kotatsu (Table with heater and quilt)
"It’s almost like a shell, like you’re a turtle or something. You can just crawl under it but yet there’s something stable on top where you can serve dinner ... It’s almost womblike — it’s warm and you’re encapsulated. And it’s nourishing, but it’s not — you could be eating junk food watching bad TV." Photo: Eric T. White
Francis Carlow Product: HOT MIC (Painted bronze tie clip)
"If you think somebody’s miked up, you might talk to them in a different way ... ...
Francis Carlow Product: HOT MIC (Painted bronze tie clip)
"If you think somebody’s miked up, you might talk to them in a different way ... It’s sort of a performative thing." Photo: Eric T. White
Dora Budor Product: The TEPIH Collection (Printed carpets)
"The piece comes from this common use of cardboard boxes instead of carpets ... ...
Dora Budor Product: The TEPIH Collection (Printed carpets)
"The piece comes from this common use of cardboard boxes instead of carpets ... Because it has all of the footsteps and dirt printed on, you never know if it’s dirty or if it’s clean." Photo: Eric T. White
Nick DeMarco Product: Waterfall (toilet paper)
"This wouldn’t be used as toilet paper. I mean, if you bought it, you could do whatever you ...
Nick DeMarco Product: Waterfall (toilet paper)
"This wouldn’t be used as toilet paper. I mean, if you bought it, you could do whatever you want with it ... If you’re wiping your derriere with it, it’s the same as wiping your derriere with a print or anything else." Photo: Eric T. White
Analisa Teachworth Product: Solar-powered light bulb
"During Hurricane Sandy, I remembered that you’d walk through the streets and everybod...
Analisa Teachworth Product: Solar-powered light bulb
"During Hurricane Sandy, I remembered that you’d walk through the streets and everybody was burning candles and there was no light anywhere, and I thought that there should be more solar lights. That that kind of energy would be more accessible. But even though I went to Home Depot, there was nothing available — so I thought this would be a cool alternative ... All of these parts come disassembled, and they’re all shrink-wrapped, so you just pop it open and build it whenever you need it."
Photo: Eric T. White
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