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After the Revolution: Women Who Transformed Contemporary Art
By Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott Foreword by Linda Nochlin Prestel Publishing $39.95 Once upon a time the art historian Linda Nochlin pondered the question, “Why have there been no great women artists?” That was 1971. In 2007, as Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott—prominent critics and curators who happen to be women—attest, this ...
By Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott Foreword by Linda Nochlin Prestel Publishing $39.95 Once upon a time the art historian Linda Nochlin pondered the question, “Why have there been no great women artists?” That was 1971. In 2007, as Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott—prominent critics and curators who happen to be women—attest, this ...
After the Revolution: Women Who Transformed Contemporary Art
By Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott Foreword by Linda Nochlin Prestel Publishing $39.95 Once upon a time the art historian Linda Nochlin pondered the question, “Why have there been no great women artists?” That was 1971. In 2007, as Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott—prominent critics and curators who happen to be women—attest, this ...
By Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott Foreword by Linda Nochlin Prestel Publishing $39.95 Once upon a time the art historian Linda Nochlin pondered the question, “Why have there been no great women artists?” That was 1971. In 2007, as Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal and Sue Scott—prominent critics and curators who happen to be women—attest, this ...
Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí
By William H. Robinson, Jordi Falgás and Carmen Belen Lord Foreword by Robert Hughes Cleveland Museum of Art Yale University Press $65 From 1868 until 1939, with the fall of the Second Spanish Republic, Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia and a major Mediterranean port, experienced tremendous economic growth, emerging as the most politically and culturally progressive city in Spain. This ...
By William H. Robinson, Jordi Falgás and Carmen Belen Lord Foreword by Robert Hughes Cleveland Museum of Art Yale University Press $65 From 1868 until 1939, with the fall of the Second Spanish Republic, Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia and a major Mediterranean port, experienced tremendous economic growth, emerging as the most politically and culturally progressive city in Spain. This ...
Cast Iron Decoration: A World Survey
By E. Graeme Robertson and Joan Robertson Thames & Hudson $65 Were you to randomly open this reference work to any of its abundant, evocative illustrations—of balconies, say, in the French Vieux Carré in New Orleans or of bridges in Leningrad—you would likely be drawn into a deeper investigation of the subject matter. Reprinted directly from the first edition of 1977 ...
By E. Graeme Robertson and Joan Robertson Thames & Hudson $65 Were you to randomly open this reference work to any of its abundant, evocative illustrations—of balconies, say, in the French Vieux Carré in New Orleans or of bridges in Leningrad—you would likely be drawn into a deeper investigation of the subject matter. Reprinted directly from the first edition of 1977 ...
Daniel Eatock: Imprint
“Mini Manifesto Begin with ideas Embrace chance Celebrate coincidence Ad-lib and make things up Eliminate superfluous elements Subvert expectation Make something difficult look easy Be first or last Believe complex ideas can produce simple things Trust the process Allow concepts to determine form Reduce material and production to their essence Sustain the integrity of an idea Propose honesty as a solution” —Daniel Eatock
“Mini Manifesto Begin with ideas Embrace chance Celebrate coincidence Ad-lib and make things up Eliminate superfluous elements Subvert expectation Make something difficult look easy Be first or last Believe complex ideas can produce simple things Trust the process Allow concepts to determine form Reduce material and production to their essence Sustain the integrity of an idea Propose honesty as a solution” —Daniel Eatock
Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns
“Drawing a pattern is not the easiest way of doing it, but when the time is spent, something magical happens.” —Mike Perry
“Drawing a pattern is not the easiest way of doing it, but when the time is spent, something magical happens.” —Mike Perry
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
By David Whitehouse Corning Museum of Glass $29.95 “Visitors to our museums are frequently unaware that glass has been manufactured for thousands of years, and they marvel at the objects that were made as early as the second millennium B.C. They are also unaware that many of the techniques used to fashion glass into beautifully decorated shapes have been in existence ...
By David Whitehouse Corning Museum of Glass $29.95 “Visitors to our museums are frequently unaware that glass has been manufactured for thousands of years, and they marvel at the objects that were made as early as the second millennium B.C. They are also unaware that many of the techniques used to fashion glass into beautifully decorated shapes have been in existence ...
From the Stacks
From the Stacks
In a 1962 Craft Horizons article on the pioneering glass artist Edris Eckhardt, Oppi Untracht describes the astonishing surface textures of her molded, layered works.
In a 1962 Craft Horizons article on the pioneering glass artist Edris Eckhardt, Oppi Untracht describes the astonishing surface textures of her molded, layered works.
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Connect/(Dis)connect: Bruce Metcalf and Chanel Kennebrew in Conversation
Jeweler and writer, Bruce Metcalf and indy craft artist and Etsy-seller Chanel Kennebrew played to a full house during the American Craft Council’s second Summer in the City Salon Series. Tune in, turn on and pretend you were there for this wide ranging conversation that found these opposites discovering that they have a lot more in common than anyone suspected.
Jeweler and writer, Bruce Metcalf and indy craft artist and Etsy-seller Chanel Kennebrew played to a full house during the American Craft Council’s second Summer in the City Salon Series. Tune in, turn on and pretend you were there for this wide ranging conversation that found these opposites discovering that they have a lot more in common than anyone suspected.
Interview with Judith Schaechter
Listen to Robert Sullivan’s interview with Judith: Download this podcast into iTunes. Judith Schaechter’s intense stained glass pieces are featured in American Craft’s February/March 2009 issue (subscribe here to get your copy or look for it on the newsstands now). Take the opportunity to eavesdrop ...
Listen to Robert Sullivan’s interview with Judith: Download this podcast into iTunes. Judith Schaechter’s intense stained glass pieces are featured in American Craft’s February/March 2009 issue (subscribe here to get your copy or look for it on the newsstands now). Take the opportunity to eavesdrop ...
Interview with Katherine Glenday at Amaridian Gallery
Download this podcast in iTunes South African porcelain artist Katherine Glenday finds inspiration in the world that surrounds her. Listen in on this guided tour of her current exhibition, “Movement to Light,” at Amaridian Gallery in New York City, which runs until the end of December. Here Glenday explains her processes, influences ...
Download this podcast in iTunes South African porcelain artist Katherine Glenday finds inspiration in the world that surrounds her. Listen in on this guided tour of her current exhibition, “Movement to Light,” at Amaridian Gallery in New York City, which runs until the end of December. Here Glenday explains her processes, influences ...
Talking Shop at Present Tense
On Thursday, March 26th, a full-house gathered in the American Craft Council’s historic library for an evening exploring the current state of embroidery…
On Thursday, March 26th, a full-house gathered in the American Craft Council’s historic library for an evening exploring the current state of embroidery…
The Politics of Craft with Rob Walker, Sabrina Gschwandtner and Liz Collins
Download this podcast in iTunes. On September 18th we concluded our Summer in the City Salon Series with author Rob Walker in conversation with artist and writer, Sabrina Gschwandtner and artist and designer Liz Collins. “The Politics of Craft“—not surprisingly—proved to be a lively topic and the evening stretched on with continuous ...
Download this podcast in iTunes. On September 18th we concluded our Summer in the City Salon Series with author Rob Walker in conversation with artist and writer, Sabrina Gschwandtner and artist and designer Liz Collins. “The Politics of Craft“—not surprisingly—proved to be a lively topic and the evening stretched on with continuous ...
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The Perfect Object
Isamu Noguchi, one of the most critically acclaimed sculptors and designers of the 20th century, and Isamu Kenmochi, a pioneer in industrial design, had a goal during the 1950s—they wanted to create the ultimate design object. This object would be beautiful, but also grounded in an intuitive understanding of the Japanese traditions of simplicity and functionality while embracing experimental techniques ...
Isamu Noguchi, one of the most critically acclaimed sculptors and designers of the 20th century, and Isamu Kenmochi, a pioneer in industrial design, had a goal during the 1950s—they wanted to create the ultimate design object. This object would be beautiful, but also grounded in an intuitive understanding of the Japanese traditions of simplicity and functionality while embracing experimental techniques ...
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