Jay Sae Jung Oh’s furniture is a little like a Stereogram: It’s abstract at first, but look long enough and silhouettes of familiar forms come into focus — the handlebars of a bicycle, an M&Ms coin bank, the head of a rocking horse. These objects, which she rescues from dumpsters and curbs, are held together by tightly wrapped swirls of leather cord. 'I want to make people appreciate what they have and what they might have thrown away,' says the Korean-American artist, who is based in Seattle.
Oh’s work has appeared in a number of recent high-profile exhibitions including “Mirror Mirror” at Chatsworth House, “Conversation Pieces” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and “Objects USA 2020” at the New York gallery R & Company. And the Cooper Hewitt museum recently acquired one of her chairs. But “Salvage 2.0: Domestic Landscape,” which is on view at Salon 94 Design until 20 April 2024, is her first solo show.
