Indoor Sukkah

Allan Wexler

1991

Art installation of table and chairs with individual squares of grass on ground.
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Creator Bio

Allan Wexler

b. 1950

American artist Allan Wexler is known for objects, buildings, and environments that blur the borderline between architecture and sculpture. He has been awarded several public commissions. Among his many awards is the 2004/2005 Rome Prize Fellowship in Design. Wexler is on the faculty of Parsons, the New School for Design, in New York.

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