{"data":{"id":"9273","type":"artist","attributes":{"id":9273,"topgoose_id":139,"tms_id":9273,"display_name":"Andrea Zittel","sort_name":"Zittel Andrea","display_date":"1965–","begin_date":"1965","end_date":"0","biography":"\u003cp\u003eAndrea Zittel has produced a body\nof work that fuses the functional and the\naesthetic, probing the intersection of\nart, design, and architecture. Since 1990\nshe has created a range of objects,\nincluding clothing, furniture, carpets, living\ncompartments, and, perhaps most\nnotably, moveable “wagon stations” and\nvehicles. As Zittel has explained, “Home\nfurniture, clothing, food all become the\nsites of investigation in an ongoing endeavor\nto better understand human nature\nand the social construction of needs.”\nZittel functions as the “one-woman\ncorporation” A–Z Enterprise, now based\nat a desert compound in Joshua Tree,\nCalifornia. Throughout Zittel has insisted\nthat she is creating art, not design objects.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/collection/works/46595\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA to Z 1993 Living Unit\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e is an early\nexample of the functional living environments\nZittel created at the outset of her enterprise.\nThese units are modular, portable structures\nthat allow for storage, a modest kitchen,\nand a place to sleep—the essentials of daily\nlife. Inspired by the limitations of her two-\nhundred-square-foot studio in Brooklyn\nin the early 1990s, and grappling with how\nto best utilize the limited space, Zittel\nbegan work on these structures, which\ncould be customized to meet individual\nneeds. Interested in what she describes as\nthe “fine line between freedom and control,\nand how people often feel liberated by\nparameters,” Zittel’s units reference Bauhaus\ndesign while simultaneously providing\na streamlined solution for everyday living.\u003c/p\u003e","on_view":false,"artport":false,"biennial":true,"collection":true,"ulan_id":"500033135","wikidata_id":"Q495290","created_at":"2017-08-30T15:30:05.000-04:00","updated_at":"2026-04-09T07:01:33.338-04:00","links":{"artworks":"/api/artists/9273/artworks","exhibitions":"/api/artists/9273/exhibitions"}}}}