Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann

MU presents:

Kneeling, Five years of We Make Carpets

Designers
Marcia Nolte, Stijn van der Vleuten and Bob Waardenburg

Location
Ventura XV
Via Privata Giovanni Ventura 15

About
MU Artspace, rooted in Eindhoven, is an adventurous guide in the suburbs of present and future contemporary art, for a diverse audience. MU allows hybrid talents to sprout and is proud to be present in Milan for the third year, with the retrospective exhibition of Kneeling: Five years of We Make Carpets.

Presentation
Simple, everyday materials you can find in your kitchen drawer. For Marcia Nolte, Stijn van der Vleuten and Bob Waardenburg – the three artists behind We Make Carpets – anything from pasta to clothes pegs, drinking straws and even sponges can become part of the ingenious aesthetic patterns they build up from the inside outwards. On their knees.

In 5 years’ time, they created about 50 different temporary carpets, big and small, inside and outside, from deserts to art spaces. The carpets hardly ever lasted longer than a couple of weeks. Combining craft with contemporary critical design, they make concrete and crayons look smooth, while cold coffee and toy soldiers can suddenly be aesthetically appealing.

During the Salone del Mobile in Milan, MU presents the exhibition: Kneeling, Five years of We Make Carpets at Ventura Lambrate with a selection of their work and by presenting their first book, ‘Kneeling, 5 years of making carpets’.

Contact
Kyra Meilink
Torenallee 40-06
Eindhoven
Netherlands

[email protected]
www.mu.nl
www.wemakecarpets.nl

Opening time
Daily 10.00 – 20.00
Sun. 19 Apr. till 18.00

Opening night
Wed. 15 Apr. till 22.30