Through nearly 100 objects by 55 visionary makers, the major survey exhibition challenges traditionally understood boundaries between fine art, craft, and design and captures the diversity of individuals propelling handmade processes in compelling new directions. Many of the featured works defy easy categorization, teetering between sculpture and functional furniture and between art objects and beautifully-crafted everyday tools. Curated by Kellie Riggs and Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy.
“Immigration on Ceramics” highlights contemporary ceramics that are actively being developed outside Asia through artists with experiences of immigration. The four artists, including Steven Young Lee (Korean-American), Linda Nguyen Lopez (Vietnamese / Mexican-American), Se Oh (Korean-American), and Amy Lee Sanford (Cambodian-American), have diverse immigration backgrounds as second-generation immigrants. The characteristics of their works lie in their roots in the context of cultural conflicts derived from the artists’ narratives and the exploration of identity resulting from them. Rather than approaching ceramics as an art form, this exhibition offers a new perspective on contemporary ceramics based on the phenomenon of immigration, which has been interconnected with the history of humanity. _ACC
2024 USA Fellow @ United States Artists
USA Fellowships are annual $50,000 unrestricted awards recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States, in all disciplines, at every stage of their career. Each year, individual artists and collaboratives are anonymously nominated to apply by a geographically diverse and rotating group of artists, scholars, critics, producers, curators, and other arts professionals.
“Hold Me” is a dual exhibition and auction benefiting Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA). Curated by New York-based architect and designer Rafael de Cardenas, Hold Me will be hosted at The Future Perfect’s St. Luke’s Townhouse in the heart of the West Village from October 2-7, 2022 in tandem with an online auction on Artsy from Sept 22- October 6, 2022. Proceeds from the auction will support CMA’s new commitment to providing progressive arts education to the children of New York City- 100% free of charge.
ADAM MILLER, ANDREW CASTO, CODY HOYT, DABIN AHN, DAVID HICKS, DONTÉ HAYES, ERNESTO GARCIA SANCHEZ, FRANCES TROMBLY, FRANCIE BISHOP GOOD, GLENN BARKLEY, HETTLER.TÜLLMAN, JAY KVAPIL, JOHN GILL, JOHN SOUTER, JULIA KUNIN, KATE MACDOWELL, LINDA LOPEZ, MARIE HERWALD HERMANN, PHILIP MICHAEL WOLFSON, MINKYU LEE, NABILA VALERA, NOE KUREMOTO, PAUL BRIGGS, QUINAZ STUDIO, STACKABL, STANLEY EDMONDSON, SUNKOO YUH, VIRGINIA LEONARD
A Confluence of coastal creativity @ Albertz Benda x Mindy Solomon
July 8 - August 5, 2022
albertz benda | Los Angeles, 8260 Marmont Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Natalia Arbelaez | Glenn Barkley | Andrew Casto | Genevieve Cohn | Melanie Daniel | Super Future Kid | John Gill | Donté Hayes | David Hicks | Lanise Howard | Kiyoshi Kaneshiro | Jay Kvapil | Sydnie Jimenez | Ezra Johnson | Osamu Kobayashi | Caroline Larsen | Linda Lopez | Adam Miller | Brittany Mojo | Jeremy Olson | Matt Phillips | Moises Salazar | Ali Smith | Malaika Temba
Crafting America, a new exhibition developed by Crystal Bridges, celebrates the skill and individuality of craft within the broad context of American art. From jewelry to furniture to sculptures and more, this exhibition is dazzling and full of surprises.
Featuring over 100 works in ceramics, fiber, wood, metal, glass, and more unexpected materials, Crafting America presents a diverse and inclusive story of American craft from the 1940s to today, highlighting the work of artists such as Ruth Asawa, Peter Voulkos, Jeffrey Gibson, Sonya Clark, and more. Craft has long been a realm accessible to the broadest range of individuals, providing an opportunity to explore personal creativity, innovation, and technical skill. This exhibition foregrounds varied backgrounds and perspectives in craft, from the vital contributions of Indigenous artists to the new skills and points of view brought by immigrants to the United States.
Developed by Jen Padgett, associate curator at Crystal Bridges, and Glenn Adamson, guest curator and scholar of craft, design history, and contemporary art, Crafting America asserts craft’s integral role in expanding the story of American art and is accompanied by a major multi-author illustrated publication published by Crystal Bridges and the University of Arkansas Press.
Crafting America has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
