50 Glazed Porcelain Apples by Julia Chiang

Brooklyn-based artist Julia Chiang follows up her 2009 New Museum edition of 21 Rotten Apples with a fresh batch of Glazed Porcelain Apples for NYC’s The Standard.

All For You, is a new limited edition piece, exclusively available at The Standard, by artist Julia Chiang. A unique edition of 50 palm-sized apples, each handmade of delicate porcelain and glazed a rich glossy red, the apples could potentially be in a state of oozing, excreting, sweating, tearing, or spurting. The apple as a symbol for desire as well as an icon for her home, NYC. Each piece comes tucked into a special wooden box that’s been burned with the details of the edition. The box is signed and numbered, beautiful as a set.

The artist has also created an installation that includes the show’s title spelled out in Ring Pop candy. This continues her candy-coated exploration of greed and decay that’s been a signature of her style in shows since 2005. (See images here.) “The candy is left to melt over time, constantly transforming, slowly disappearing, while leaving a trace and history with every single drip.” Sweet. Crave more Decadence and Decay?