WorldStar

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Artist Robell Awake(American, born 1985)American, born 1985

CultureAmerican

Titles

WorldStar

Date2025

MediumWhite oak, hickory, paper cord, milk paint, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, US currency, rhinestones, found packaging materials, and plastic

Dimensions34 1/2 × 18 9/16 × 19 13/16 in. (87.6 × 47.2 × 50.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Windgate Foundation Accessions Endowment for Living Contemporary Craft Artists

Object number2025.323

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Volume Gallery, Chicago, Illinois]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition HistoryRobell Awake: Human Resources. Volume Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 18 to June 7, 2025.
Published References Ho, Karen. "The Strength of the Design Market Is Driven by Growing Demand and Historic Underpricing," Artnews, June 26, 2025 (online) https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/design-market-report-2025-auction-results-tiffany-lalanne-1234745884/ Riggs, Kellie, "A New Americana," The Magazine Antiques, January / February 2026, 137. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Center of chair back is carved with black infill: 10

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