Jean-Michel Othoniel (French, b. 1964). My Bed, 2003. Murano glass, steel, aluminium, braid, soft furnishings, felt, 114 3/16 x 94 1/2 x 74 13/16 in. (290 x 240 x 190 cm). Collection of François Odermatt. © Jean-Michel Othoniel/ADAGP, Paris 2012. Courtesy Galerie Perrotin, Paris and Hong Kong. Photo by Guillaume Ziccarelli
This work is based on a dreamlike procession through a timeless world of marvelous objects that the viewer is invited to interpret and appropriate into his or her own personal narrative. My Bed is fit for fairy-tale royalty and brimming with sensual promise, with its confectionary pink felt cover dotted with nipplelike flowers and bordered with silk tassels, a vibrant glass bead frame, and an armature of lacy aluminum rings.
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum
