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The Glass Show brings together 25 contemporary artists working in glass. All of the artists in the exhibition use glass as a part of a larger palette of materials, and each have their own stylistic or conceptual motivation for their use of the medium. As curator, my interest in putting together this show was not merely to highlight a traditional craft form, but to focus on an industrial material loaded with symbolic and alchemical properties— which suddenly seems to have been embraced by a range of emerging and established artists. A few years ago, exhibitions of artists working in ceramics were appearing everywhere, and as I surveyed the scene recently, I saw glass having it’s analogous moment in the spotlight. From gallery exhibits to art fairs; from DIY artist-run stained glass workshops in Brooklyn; from the experiences of several of these artists from residency programs at Urban Glass and Bullseye; and perhaps from the simple act of artists trading knowledge with one...More
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The Glass Show brings together 25 contemporary artists working in glass. All of the artists in the exhibition use glass as a part of a larger palette of materials, and each have their own stylistic or conceptual motivation for their use of the medium. As curator, my interest in putting together this show was not merely to highlight a traditional craft form, but to focus on an industrial material loaded with symbolic and alchemical properties— which suddenly seems to have been embraced by a range of emerging and established artists. A few years ago, exhibitions of artists working in ceramics were appearing everywhere, and as I surveyed the scene recently, I saw glass having it’s analogous moment in the spotlight. From gallery exhibits to art fairs; from DIY artist-run stained glass workshops in Brooklyn; from the experiences of several of these artists from residency programs at Urban Glass and Bullseye; and perhaps from the simple act of artists trading knowledge with one...More