Taxing Art is an interesting concept designed by Beta Tank. Taxing Art was created as a representation of the relationship between design and art and bureaucratic policies.
Their website explains: “Our Taxing Art research explores the convoluted kingdom of taxes and international customs laws, which continue to deï¬ne man-made objects and creative practices against archaic categories.”
The T228/89 Table is made using 119 rotating pyramids. This sequence of photos highlights the quick transformation that the table takes from design object to sculpture.
Because, as Beta Tank states, it can never be both – in legal terms.
Beta Tank is a team of conceptual product designers. For more information on the Taxing Art project, check out their website: http://www.betatank.net/taxing-art.html
