How can you sleep...?

1:12 p.m.

04/07/16 - Art, mirror of our lives, has portrayed throughout history all types of daily objects. Among them, beds. In 1827, Eugène Delacroix (France, 1798- 1863) painted "The death of Sardanapalus", a heartbreaking scene with a voluptuous bed, far from the desolated one in Vincent Van Gogh's "The Room" or Kuitca's travelling mattresses.

For Sarah Braman, the bed represents the daily problems and joys of the occupants. She uses bunk beds with metal bars and adds volumes with see-through panels of color and light. She modifies and deconstructs them, making them impossible to use. She shakes the notion of family and stability. With all what's happening in the world today, one can not help but wonder how can we actually sleep at night...

You are everything, by Sarah Braman

Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 2016

You are everything, by Sarah Braman - Detail

Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 2016

You are everything, by Sarah Braman - Detalle

Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 2016

This artwork is part of Braman's solo-exhibition at Mitchell-Ines & Nash Art Gallery, in Chelsea, New York. Entitled "You are everything", the exhibition displays a series of painted panels and transparent sculptures in pinks and blues.