Pretty in Pink

Geoff's latest Christmas installation at the Wilderstein Historic Site in Rhinebeck, NY. The beautiful (untouched since 1888) interior's slowly but artfully decaying silk wall coverings and hand carved paneling in white and gold provides the setting for this year's theme of a Modern (and anachronistic) Christmas. Sitting in a beautiful 19th century cast iron urn stands a six foot Christmas tree wrapped in hot pink lights encircling the tree and reaching out across the floor, spilling a warm neon glow of holiday cheer. A huge hot pink bow made of dyed coconut matting ties the whole thing together with a dramatic flourish!

This room and the rest of the mansion is open to the public through Christmas.

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Click here to see Geoff's Winter Princess installation last year!


Click Here to see out the article about Wilderstein in the Poughkeepsie Journal, featuring Geoff's work!

Paul Thek(nology) @ the Whitney

To celebrate the new retrospective exhibition of artist Paul Thek at the Whitney Museum of American Art, we were commissioned to design the opening party held at the museum. Paul Thek was famous for his unusually vibrant color sense, use of raw materials and glass boxes with surprising contents. Drawing upon this sensibility Geoff chose an offbeat and bold color palette. Glass Boxes were used to contain the candles and flowers of table centerpieces. The entrance screen shown below was made of stained 2 x 4's with hardware cloth holding a broad swath of hydrangeas, dramatically side lit. Below the screen is a collection of various sized glass boxes holding a variety of lit candles.

Like the Hydrangeas, an array of boldly colored plates adorned the tables.

(view from the street shows the Hydrangeas wall from the lobby and the dining area below)

PAUL THEK @ The WHITNEY Museum of American Art
Now thru January 9th, 2011