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New Releases: Fall 2022

By Jon Spayde
September 2, 2022

Fall 2022

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Detail from an intricate glass paperweight with interior flowers, fruit, and bees

Detail from the cover of Inspiration from the Art of Paul J. Stankard: A Window Into My Studio and Soul.

Inspiration from the Art of Paul J. Stankard: A Window Into My Studio and Soul

By Paul J. Stankard
Schiffer Publishing, 2022
$29.99

This book delves into the inspirations and work processes of one of the masters of glass art. Luminous images of Stankard’s works, including the paperweights for which he is best known, share space with inspirational quotes from the artist, an ACC Fellow. He reflects on his work ethic, the elements of his art, and how glass artists grow into their practice. All told, a moving portrait of an artist and his medium.

Book cover: Inspiration from the Art of Paul J. Stankard: A Window Into My Studio and Soul. Features a photo of an intricate glass paperweight.

Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century

By Deirdre Visser
Routledge, 2022
$39.95

In a book that has been getting national attention since its release, Visser presents the first full history of woodworking that focuses on women and gender-nonconforming artists. Beginning with a review of the history of woodworking that highlights how women have struggled to gain recognition in the field, the book goes on to shine a light on 16 contemporary woodworkers, from icons such as Wendy Maruyama and Rosanne Somerson to mid-career artists such as Alison Croney Moses and Sarah Marriage.

Material Intelligence

Edited by Glenn Adamson and Carolyn Herrera-Perez, designed by Wynne Patterson
The Chipstone Foundation, 2021
materialintelligencemag.org

From one of the foremost organizations promoting knowledge of American material culture, with an emphasis on the decorative arts, comes a new digital publication that fulfills that mission beautifully. Craft historian and curator Adamson and writer/artist Herrera-Perez gather articles that delve deeply into the nuances of a single material. The issues produced thus far have explored linen and oak in a multidisciplinary fashion that includes art, science, and the role of the material in contemporary life.

Digital cover of Material Intelligence: linen

Theaster Gates: A Clay Sermon

By Theaster Gates, edited by Cameron Foote and Lydia Yee
Whitechapel Gallery, August 2022
$50

Accompanying the exhibition of the same title, this catalog is part of a multilayered and multi-institutional project by artist and activist Theaster Gates “exploring the labor and production of clay, and its collection through history.” This publication features a full set of detailed installation photos from the 2021 exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, documentation of Gates’s latest film and numerous ceramic pieces, a new poem by Ben Okri, and an interview with Edmund de Waal.

Book cover: Theaster Gates: A Clay Sermon

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