2009

Most Likely to Succeed: Best Emerging Artist

Bari Ziperstein is destined to leave an influential mark on the art world. She alters household objects - lamps, vases, wine racks, coffee tables - producing mutated constructions sprouting monolithic white beams that speak to modernist design fetishes while dissecting issues of material consumption. She succeeds in turning the form-follows-function mantra on its head, and the results are unforgettable. If you've ever seen one of her projects in person it's hard to look at household items the same way again. She's recently turned her attention to ceramics, and the results are sure to catapult her practice to the next level.