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*Featured photo: 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

MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH
MORE THAN 60 HISTORIC WORKS AND NEW ACQUISITIONS

MAD – Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle, New York
February 4 – January 14, 2024; Tue-Sun, 10am – 6pm

An ongoing exhibition of the Museum of Arts and Design’s (MAD) growing permanent collection of over 3,500 objects, Craft Front & Center features a fresh installation of more than 60 historic works and new acquisitions dating from the golden age of the American Craft movement to the present day. Organized into themes of material transformation, dismantling hierarchies, contemplation, identity, and sustainability, the exhibition illuminates how the expansive field of craft has broadened definitions of art.

Established at the Museum’s beginning in 1956, MAD’s permanent collection was the vision of Museum founder, Aileen Osborne Webb, the collector and philanthropist who pioneered an understanding of craft and the handmade as a creative driving force of art and design. With the aim of broadening access to the collection’s holdings, Craft Front & Center also highlights the work of several textile artists, including Ruth Clement Bond, Lenore Tawney, Carolyn Mazloomi, and Sarah Zapata, among others.

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
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
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
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
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