Thaddeus Wolfe, Christy Matson, Tanya Aguiñiga, and Ross Hansen in OBJECTS: REDUX at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

September 28, 2019

OBJECTS: REDUX—How 50 Years Made Craft Contemporary
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
September 28th, 2019 – January 5th, 2020
OBJECTS: REDUX—How 50 Years Made Craft Contemporary commemorates the 50th anniversary of OBJECTS: USA, a seminal exhibition of American craft that debuted at the Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts in 1969. OBJECTS: REDUX demonstrates how craft first became contemporary in the 1960s and ‘70s, when studio-craft artists were striving to push boundaries and challenge the traditions of American craft. The show looks critically at how the field has evolved in the last 50 years, moving beyond traditional wares and beautifully crafted functional objects, into a diverse selection of work that confronts the current socio-political environment and favors an interdisciplinary approach, utilizing new technologies and skill sets gleaned from traditional craft practices. The exhibition presents work by a diverse group of craft artists, including Thaddeus Wolfe, Christy Matson, Tanya Aguiñiga, and Ross Hansen. More on the exhibition here.

 

AN rounds up its favorite coast-to-coast fall exhibitions of 2019

September 23, 2019

Among The Architect’s Newspaper’s six favorite 2019 fall exhibitions across the country is Volume’s own Tigerman Rides Again. “The exhibition shows how Tigerman was able to bring in diverse influences from all over the art world and synthesize them into clear, poignant visions both on the street and on the page.” Read more here.

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen brings Chilean design to Cooper Union

September 12, 2019

“Speaking to a large audience in The Cooper Union’s Great Hall, the young Chilean firm presented a body of work ranging from art performance pieces, to an island villa looking toward the Andes, to a cultural center on the cliffs over the Pacific Ocean. The work, in short, is gorgeous, and Mauricio Pezo and Sofia Von Ellrichshausen spoke about it in a way that checked off every box for a formalist architectural project: considering the promenade, the corner, weight, material, color, seriality, etcetera—the stuff of architecture.”

Read The Architect’s Newspaper’s recount of Pezo Von Ellrichshausen’s lecture for the Architectural League of New York here.

Tanya Aguiñiga in Edge Walkers at Duke Hall Gallery, James Madison University

September 10, 2019

Edge Walkers
Duke Hall Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
September 10th – October 13th, 2019
Edge Walkers holds work from individuals with backgrounds in architecture, graphic design, and industrial design, who are making work that breaks from the traditional modes of practice. Their work follows tangential trajectories that often walk the edge of art and design, introducing elements of concept, culture, and craft. Tanya Aguiñiga and OOIEE will present work alongside Aya Kawabata, Doug Johnston, and Aratani – Fay.
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