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Tejo Remy
Chest of Drawers, 'You Can't Lay Down Your Memories'designed 1991, this example made 2004/05

Not on view
Sculpture made of stacked mismatched drawers in cream-painted wooden casings, arranged at shifting angles into a roughly oval form, with varied drawer fronts in brown, white, gray, pink, green, and black
Designed by
Tejo Remy
The Netherlands, born 1960
Manufacturer
Droog Design
Netherlands, founded 20th century
Title
Chest of Drawers, 'You Can't Lay Down Your Memories'
Place Made
The Netherlands
Date Made
designed 1991, this example made 2004/05
Medium
Chest of Drawers, 'You Can't Lay Down Your Memories'
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 55 x 33 in. (127 x 139.7 x 83.82 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Lois Boardman in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary and Anna Bing Arnold by exchange
Accession Number
M.2006.4a-u
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.