October/November 2008
October/November 2008
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Arline Fisch: Creatures From the Deep
Fisch dives in with textile techniques applied to metal, creating a shimmering street-side aquarium of jellyfish sculptures for the Racine Art Museum's Windows on Fifth Gallery.
Give & Take
We invite your opinions. Honest.
Henry Moore Textiles
The British sculptor Henry Moore is known worldwide for monumental works in organic shapes, often inspired by stones, bones and seashells, and also
Klaus Moje
Sue Taylor offers an in-depth appreciation of kiln-glass master Klaus Moje's retrospective at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon.
Making is Thinking
Barry Schwabsky considers two weighty books that in distinctive ways reexamine the place of manual skill in our culture.
Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft in North Carolina
Kate Dobbs Ariail assesses six "rising stars" at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design.
Seeing Red: The Intrigue of Russian Textiles
Susan Meller, a veteran textile collector, has assembled and published an eye-dazzling array of Russian-manufactured fabrics made for the bazaars of Central Asia. Andrea DiNoto queries her on the allure of these colorful cloths and garments and on her tech-savvy approach to locating choice examples.
The Fat Booty of Madness: The Jewellery Department at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Texts (English and German)
by Florian Hufnagel, Maribel Königer, Ellen Maurer Zilioli and Otto Künzli
Arnoldsche Art Publishers