For two architects, the art they own is entwined with their lives

THE NEW YORK TIMES
Show Us Your Walls
By Joshua Barone

Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith in the dining area of their townhouse, with, from left, Emi Winter’s small “Untitled #35B” (2002); James Casebere’s “Reception Room” (2017); François Morellet’s “40,000 Carrés” (1971).

Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith, a married couple and the founders of MOS Architects, don’t think of the art on their walls as a collection, per se. It’s more like a visual autobiography — a haphazard log of the artists they have collaborated with, sprinkled with the occasional gallery purchase or craft project by one of their children. Their own work makes an appearance alongside prints by Josef Albers and François Morellet, as well as pieces by Terry Winters, Enzo Mari and more. They all lean on a raillike ledge that runs the length of a floor in their Harlem townhouse, where Ms. Sample and Mr. Meredith work downstairs and live upstairs. [More]