Lightweight Pair Of Kay Rosen Martini Glasses Save Big: 35% Off [nsa0b7G3]

A pair of martini glasses with engraved and painted "O" designed by artist kay Rosen.  This wonderful, and quite large pair of glasses are very well designed with a slight straightening of the lip toward the edge to allow for less spillage that a classic more open conical edge.  They are also for the Martini fan, with the ability to hold nearly eight ounces of your favourite cocktail.

These glasses came to exist as a result of the Renaissance Society of Chicago,  commissioning seven prominent artists to turn everyday household items into unique art objects. Limited editions of these artist-designed plates, glasses, canisters and napkins sold at "Table of Contents" as a benefit for The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago on November 9th 1997.

They came as a set of two glasses printed and etched, and were limited to just one hundred pairs.  They have not, and will not be continued.  The "O" meaning is open for interpretation, but the idea of pickled onion and olive were suggested as inspiration  Etched being more translucent and the printed is a green, gold colour.

The Renaissance Society was founded in 1915 by a group of University of Chicago faculty, and our name refers to their intention to create a space in which to foster engagement with new ideas in arts and culture.

In the early 20th century the Renaissance Society played a key role in bringing European and other avant-garde practices to Chicago through presentations of Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, Mies Van Der Rohe, Käthe Kollwitz, and Joseph Cornell, among others.

Under the 40-year leadership of Susanne Ghez from 1973 to 2013, the Renaissance Society hosted the Chicago debuts of Bruce Nauman, Joseph Kosuth, and Jenny Holzer; and key solo exhibitions by Mike Kelley, Isa Genzken, Felix Gonzales-Torres, Kara Walker, Kerry James Marshall, Joan Jonas, and Danh Vō.  Today it presents contemporary art exhibitions, events, and publications.  It  offers artists the time, space, resources, and freedom that are vital for ambitious experimentation and risk-taking.

They are in perfect condition, and represent an opportunity to own art that can be used to imbibe from!  Made in America, unsigned (they were never signed), from 1997.