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Craft Front & Center

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*Foto in evidenza: Installation view of Craft Front & Center at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York City (February 4, 2023 to January 14, 2024). Photo by Jenna Bascom; courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design. Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design

IL MUSEO DELLE ARTI E DEL DESIGN VALORIZZA LA COLLEZIONE PERMANENTE ATTRAVERSO
OLTRE 60 OPERE STORICHE E NUOVE ACQUISIZIONI

MAD – Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle, New York
Fino al 14 gennaio 2024; mar-dom, 10.00-18.00

La mostra Craft Front & Center, un’esposizione in corso della crescente collezione permanente del Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), composta da oltre 3.500 oggetti, presenta una nuova installazione di oltre 60 opere storiche e nuove acquisizioni risalenti all’epoca d’oro del movimento Craft americano fino ai giorni nostri. Organizzata secondo i temi della trasformazione dei materiali, dello smantellamento delle gerarchie, della contemplazione, dell’identità e della sostenibilità, la mostra illustra come il vasto campo dell’artigianato abbia ampliato le definizioni di arte.

Istituita nel 1956, la collezione permanente del MAD è stata frutto della visione della fondatrice del museo, Aileen Osborne Webb, collezionista e filantropa che ha aperto la strada alla comprensione dell’artigianato e del fatto a mano come forza creativa trainante dell’arte e del design. Con l’obiettivo di ampliare l’accesso al patrimonio della collezione, Craft Front & Center mette in luce anche il lavoro di diversi artisti tessili, tra cui Ruth Clement Bond, Lenore Tawney, Carolyn Mazloomi e Sarah Zapata.

Installation view of Craft Front & Center at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York City (February 4, 2023 to January 14, 2024). Photo by Jenna Bascom; courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design. Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Sarah Zapata, United States, b. 1988 A little domestic waste IV, 2017 Natural and synthetic fiber, hand-woven fabric, steel, cement, and coiled rope 38 x 35 x 20 in. (96.5 x 88.9 x 50.8 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Beau McCall, United States, b. 1957 Button Yoke: Motherland II, 2020 Upcycled Levi’s denim jacket; wood, glass, metal, plastic, and other assorted clothing buttons; brooch; medallion; ornament; and embroidery thread 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1/2 in. (41.9 x 49.5 x 1.3 cm); men's size small. Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Armarinhos Teixeira, Brazil, b. 1974 Taxonomia, 1994/2020 Hand-sewn and glued polyester and pigment with metal armature 98 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 17 11/16 in. (250 x 70 x 45 cm) Photo by Jenna Bascom; courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design
Teri Greeves, United States/Kiowa, b. 1970 Khoiye-Goo Mah, 2004 Size 13 cut beads, silver lined seed beads, found tennis shoes each: 4 x12 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (10.2 x 31.8 x 8.9 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Designer: Ruth Clement Bond, United States, 1904–2005 Maker: Rose Marie Thomas, United States, b. 1902 Tennessee Valley Authority Appliqué Quilt Design of Man with Crane, 1934 Cotton; pieced, sewn (unquilted) 17 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (44.5 x 33.7 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Lenore Tawney, United States, 1907–2007 Little River II, c. 1969 Linen; handwoven 92 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (235 x 69.2 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, United States, b. 1991 CAMOUFLAGE (Count Basie at Carnegie Hall), 2021 Durags 72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design
Carolyn Mazloomi, United States, b. 1948 The Family...Solid Like a Rock, 1991-1993 Cotton; reverse hand-appliquéd, hand-quilted, machine-quilted 71 1/2 x 57 3/4 in. (181.6 x 146.7 cm). Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design