A napkin’s midlife crisis is now a museum exhibit
A dining table with a torn napkin and a stone pretending to be cheap.
The story
Misha Kahn's new exhibition at Friedman Benda features surreal furniture and art, including a dining table with a sculpted torn napkin and a carved onyx table that mimics crude construction.
Source: wwd.com
Our reading
The dining table at Misha Kahn’s exhibit looks like it was carved from a stone that was deeply offended by the concept of smoothness. It’s not just a table—it’s a grudge against perfection. The napkin, meanwhile, is clearly in a mid-breakdown, with a bite taken out of it and toothpicks stuck in like it’s trying to hold itself together. You can almost hear it whispering, ‘I was once a clean, crisp napkin, and now I’m a sculpture of my own despair.’ The onyx table, for its part, is pretending to be a cheap IKEA knockoff, which is the kind of existential crisis only a stone can fully understand. It’s not just art—it’s a performance. And the audience? We’re just here to nod and pretend we get it.
