American Craft – August 01, 2019

MN / Minneapolis
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Mimic:
Modern Marbled Objects
Aug. 9 – Oct. 13
mnbookarts.org
Swirling, intricate marbled
patterns have graced the end-
papers and edges of fine books
for centuries. Contemporary
marblers employ methods and
handmade tools much like those
of their artistic ancestors to
manipulate and transfer floating
paint. These days, you might
find marbled paper or fabric on
sculpture or decorative objects
and in housewares, as well as in
books. On view here are about
30 works by more than 20 art-
ists such as Dan and Regina St.
John of Chena River Marblers.

NM / Santa Fe

Form & Concept

Six Years Smitten

to Oct. 12

formandconcept.center

Every year since 2014, Smitten

Forum founders Marissa Sane-

holtz and Sara Brown have

invited a different group of

jewelers and metalsmiths to

work side by side for a week

in a communal studio. The

result: new work, new ideas,

spontaneous collaborations,

and a stellar alumni community;

about 150 works by 70 of them

are on view here.

NY / Corning

Corning Museum of Glass

Journey to the Moon:

How Glass Got Us There

to Jan. 31, 2020

cmog.org

Much as we love glass in art,

let us also pause in awe at its

place in science and history.

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong

stepped onto the moon. This

display makes clear how crucial

glass was in the moon mission’s

success, from fiberglass used

in the crew’s space suits to the

windshield on the shuttle that

brought them back to Earth.

TN / Memphis

Metal Museum

40 Under 40: The Next

Generation of American

Metal Artists

to Sep. 15

metalmuseum.org

The Metal Museum meets its

40-year mark with eyes toward

its next 40. This show of young

artists working in jewelry, forg-

ing, casting, sculpture, and oth-

er disciplines constitutes a look

at things to come in the field

and artists to watch.

WI / Neenah

Bergstrom-Mahler

Museum of Glass

Reflecting Perspectives:

Artists Confront Issues

of Diversity and Inclusion

to Sep. 22

bmmglass.com

The museum presents glass

luminaries – Preston Single-

tary, Joyce Scott, and Einar

and Jamex De La Torre among

them – who bring their voices

to one of the world’s most pro-

foundly important conversa-

tions, in a show that lets the

expressive qualities of their

medium shine.

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