New York 2018, for the “Beauty” exhibition at the MAK in Vienna, produced by MTO Objects, Mexico City, porcelain, height 10 cm, 48 x 38 cm. (DRAX)

A unique piece.

Exhibited:
Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna 2018/19 - Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt/Main 2019 - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg 2019/20 - Fondation Martell, Cognac, France 2021 - Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz/Austria, 2022

Lit.:
Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty. Schönheit als Schlüsselkonzept für die Gestaltung der Zukunft, Mainz 2018

This biscuit jar represents Vienna’s Parliament as one of the great buildings of the 19th century in the Habsburg capital. It is part of a series of public monumental buildings, which were erected in the style of Historicism along the then newly constructed boulevard (Ringstrasse) and still characterize the cityscape today. The “Beauty” exhibition featured three of these biscuit jars in different forms: besides the Parliament, there were also the City Hall and the Opera House as a representative educational institution. The jars were used to distribute sweets to visitors of the exhibition.

The “Opera House” biscuit jar remained in the artist’s possession.