{"id":436751,"date":"2026-11-06T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=436751"},"modified":"2026-11-06T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:40:08","slug":"fernando-mastrangelo-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/fernando-mastrangelo-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernando Mastrangelo\u2019s Dyed-Sand Mirror Powerfully Reflects on Beauty, Materiality and the Politics of Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/mirror-diptych-divide\/id-f_52917542\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-950x712.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-950x712.png 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-467x350.png 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-120x90.png 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror-1245x933.png 1245w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FMMirror.png 1316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/mirror-diptych-divide\/id-f_52917542\/\"><em>The Divide<\/em>, 2026, by Fernando Mastrangelo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the market for contemporary design heated up in the first decade of this century, among the genre&#8217;s brightest stars was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/fernando-mastrangelo\/\">Fernando Mastrangelo<\/a>, with his art-world cred (he had cut his teeth in the studio of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/matthew-barney\/\">Matthew Barney<\/a>) and bold exploration of materials (sand and salt, in particular). He also paved the way for other designers, promoting their work through his Brooklyn studio and website. Then, Mastrangelo stepped away, moving upstate, to Hudson. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Mastrangelo\" class=\"wp-image-436907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm-746x933.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Portrait_Fernando-Mastrangelo_01_c-Joe-Kramm.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/fernando-mastrangelo\/\">Fernando Mastrangelo<\/a> stands next to the Bloodland table from his &#8220;Territories&#8221; exhibition, which is now on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/cristina-grajales-gallery\/\">Cristina Grajales<\/a>&#8216; Tribeca gallery. Portrait by Joe Kramm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now, he&#8217;s back \u2014 in a big way, although with a smaller studio, fully focused on his own practice \u2014 collaborating with powerhouse dealer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/cristina-grajales-gallery\/\">Cristina Grajales<\/a>, who over the years has championed the work of such designer\/artist supernovas as Sheila Hicks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/robert-wilson\/\">Robert Wilson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/michele-oka-doner\/\">Michele Oka Doner<\/a>. At Grajales\u2019s Tribeca gallery until February 1, 2027, you can catch \u201cTerritories,\u201d a gorgeous exhibition of Mastrangelo\u2019s latest body of work \u2014 tables, case pieces, lighting and wall-hung artworks, all cast from dyed sand and crushed glass \u2014 which brings landscape \u201cpainting\u201d into conversation with contemporary concerns about geopolitics, environmentalism and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-950x644.jpg\" alt=\"This pair of tables, called The Divide (01,02), are crafted from sand and powdered glass.\" class=\"wp-image-436909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-950x644.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-516x350.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-120x81.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR-1376x933.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-12_LR.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This pair of tables, called The Divide (01,02), are crafted from sand and powdered glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the one-dimensional pieces featured in the show, a standout is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/mirror-diptych-divide\/id-f_52917542\/\"><em>The Divide<\/em><\/a>, a diptych that introduces mirror-polished bronze into the material mix. \u201c<em>The Divide<\/em> exemplifies the direction I\u2019m taking my practice: bringing material, form and meaning closer together,\u201d Mastrangelo says. \u201cThe sand and glass build the landscape, while the separation between the panels becomes part of its meaning. I want the beauty of the work to draw people in and give them a reason to stay with more difficult questions about territory, ownership and our relationship to the land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/mirror-diptych-divide\/id-f_52917542\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-760x950.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-96x120.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR-746x933.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fernando_Mastrangelo_08282026-3-7_LR.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/mirrors\/wall-mirrors\/mirror-diptych-divide\/id-f_52917542\/\">mirrors<\/a>, which can be hung multiple ways, bring landscape \u201cpainting\u201d into conversation with contemporary concerns about geopolitics, environmentalism and belonging.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s an ambitious program, but it embodies the sort of complex thinking that has always driven Mastrangelo\u2019s practice. \u201cIn both my sculpture and furniture,\u201d he says, \u201cI\u2019m working toward pieces where the ideas are inseparable from how they\u2019re made.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the market for contemporary design heated up in the first decade of this century, among the genre&#8217;s brightest stars was Fernando Mastrangelo, with his art-world cred (he had cut his teeth in the studio of Matthew Barney) and bold exploration of materials (sand and salt, in particular). 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