In a world where the good life is equated with pricey and elaborate interior design, Bari Ziperstein is a breath of fresh, quirky air. For her solo debut entitled, "(This Isn't Happening) Popular Hallucinations for Your Home" at Bank Gallery in Los Angeles, Ziperstein has taken her witty appropriations of home decorating magazines to an additional and more personal dimension: she fabricated her signature white, angular forms into plaster and foam core, installed them throughout her home for three months, and had renowned design photographer Grant Mudford snap the pictures. The result is a set of photographs, sculptures and collages that delightfully model how form obstructs function.

In Untitled (Bathroom) (2006), right-angle beams protrude from the mirror and plunge into the sink, while others are strategically placed to interrupt any use of the shower bathtub. The bulky rectangles and delicate chain of Untitled (Amber Lamp) (2006/07) gives us a taste of just how intrusive ZIperstein's interventions can be. And our world is the better for them.