His latest creation is the Push Button House, a container that at the push of a button opens up and reveals an inhabitable, furnished space. Already seen at Miami Art Basel, it is being presented at the Venice Biennale as a cafe area for the Trieste-based company illycaffè. With work that is half way between art and architecture, the American artist, designer and architect uses containers to offer emergency housing and refuges at low prices and in recyclable materials that are delivered in a do-it-yourself kit.
To “promote” his dwellings, Kalkin often sets up live performances. In Miami, for example, the Push Button House opened and “surprised” Kalkin senior, Adam’s father, a 76-year-old businessman, seated comfortably on the sofa reading the newspaper. E.S.
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