Postwar Metal Works brings together more than thirty works of furniture, lighting, and sculpture exploring the role of metal in postwar French design. Spanning the late 1940s through the 1970s, the exhibition features works by Maria Pergay, Joseph-André Motte, Olivier Mourgue, Étienne Fermigier, Michel Boyer, Alain Richard, César, Albert Féraud, and others. Installed throughout the gallery, visitors encounter chromed steel, aluminum, stainless steel, painted metal, and welded steel in forms that move between structure and sculpture, utility and elegance. Together, these works show how metal evolved from a practical material into a refined and expressive presence within the modern interior.
| Hours | Until 11:00 PM |
| Venue | Demisch Danant |
| Type | Exhibition |
| Duration | 31 Days |
| City | New York City |
About
Demisch Danant
Demisch Danant was founded in 2005 by Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant. The gallery specializes in twentieth-century French design with an emphasis on the late 1950s through the 1970s and represents the work of Maria Pergay, Pierre Paulin, Jacques Dumond, Joseph-André Motte, Pierre Guariche, Michel Boyer, Antoine Philippon & Jacqueline Lecoq and René-Jean Caillette. Curated exhibitions on historical work are presented within environments that reference architecture and interiors of the era. Demisch Danant is dedicated to research and scholarship on French design and has published and authored monographs including Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq, Maria Pergay: Complete Works 1957-2010, Maria Pergay by François Halard, and Maria Pergay: Sketch Book. Current projects include a comprehensive monograph on seminal designer Joseph-André Motte and a new book about works by Sheila Hicks commissioned for architectural projects.
