A THING ON A TABLE IN A HOUSE, with works by Serban Ionescu and a play by James English Leary.
The book is in itself a Serban Ionescu sculpture, its 68-page oversized board book format having been printed and precisely die-cut to mimic the rambling contours and dazzling colors found on the steel sculptures of this prolific New York-based, Romanian-born artist.
It also doubles as a play, penned in three acts by Serban’s fellow artist and close friend James English Leary, who fully embraces Serban’s artistic approach and explores his ideas in a highly absurd series of events. Gathering together pieces from between 2017 and 2021, a flick through A THING ON A TABLE IN A HOUSE transports you directly into Serban’s anthropomorphic world, one that straddles the ever-fine line separating furniture and sculpture.
