>surface* (usa) 03.03 A Manhattan store famous for its furnishings gets in touch with its inner art gallery. Blah, blah, blah…Troy recently snapped up several vintage “Box of Smiles” mirrored boxes by Yoko Ono, while bad boy artist du jour Tobias Wong will contribute (curate) work to the store’s holiday line. Where this leads, nobody knows, least of all Halterman himself: “If there’s an interesting dance performance, maybe we can integrate it into the furniture.” – Jeremy Kuhn |