Teacup, Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2003
Robert Lazzarini, American, born 1965
2003
Ceramic and metal
Peter Norton Family Christmas Edition
Overall: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Overall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Overall: 5 11/16 × 3 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (14.5 × 8 × 12 × 10 cm)
Overall: 1 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (4.3 × 16.3 × 14.5 cm)
Overall: 6 1/2 × 1 × 1 1/16 in. (16.5 × 2.5 × 2.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Director of the Hood Museum of Art
C.2003.68
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Label
Teacup playfully transforms a typical household item into a surreal visual oddity. Lazzarini blends nonlinear distortion and characteristics from various teacups to subvert our expectations about everyday objects. The sculpture’s unconventional wavy shape alongside the distorted spoon presents an intriguing juxtaposition of reality and absurdity. Nevertheless, Lazzarini infuses a sense of familiarity into the piece by incorporating a traditional floral print and a sculpted chip on the brim to evoke its supposed years of use. Ironically, amidst this play on reality, this cup remains purely aesthetic and unfit for functional use.
From the 2024 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 118, Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection, curated by Jeffrey Liu '24, Class of 1954 Intern
Course History
ARTH 89.05, Art History: Theory and Method, Elizabeth Kassler-Taub, Fall 2019
Studio Art 16.01, Sculpture I, Matt Siegle, Winter 2023
Studio Art 16.02, Sculpture I, Matt Siegle, Winter 2023
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 118, Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection, Jeffrey Liu '24, Class of 1954 Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 11 - July 7, 2024
A Space for Dialogue 19, Playing Around with Art, Dianne Choie, Class of 2004, Education Department Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 27-May 23, 2004.
Publication History
Dianne Choie, A Space for Dialogue 19, Playing Around with Art, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2004, ill. p. 3.
Provenance
Commissioned for the 2003 Peter Norton Family Christmas Project; given to the Director of the Hood Museum of Art, 2003; given to the present collection, 2003.
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