Against the grain : wood in contemporary art, craft and design / [edited by Martina D'Alton ; forward by Holly Hotchner].

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9781580933445
1580933440

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745.51 WOO

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Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Wood in contemporary art, craft, and design: going "against the grain" / Lowry Stokes Sims -- Logging on / Hugo Franc̦a, Mark Moskovitz, Floris Wubben, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Jackie Ferrara , Francis Cape -- A grain of truth / Judith Belzer, Leonardo Drew, Phoebe Washburn, Yard sale project (Ian Spencer and Cairn Young), Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Piet Hein Eeek, Silas Kopf, Bud Latven, Andrew Early -- Woodworkers across time: ecology, economics, and taste / Elizabeth edwards Kirrane -- Mixing and matching / Ai Weiwei, Sofia Maldonado, Alexandre Arrechea, Betye Saar, Marc Andre Robinson, Thomas Loeser, Courtney Smith, Roy McMakin, Shao Fan -- Digitally speaking / Jeroen Verhoeven, Elisa Strozyk, Gareth Neal, Maria Elena González, Hunt Clark, Sarah Oppenheimer, Gary Carsley, Eric Souther -- A flair for materials / Wendell Castle, Ricky Swallow, Matthias Pliessnig, Joseph Walsh, Pablo Reinoso, Sebastian Errazuriz, Christopher Kurtz, Martin Puryear, Maarten Baas, Mark Lindquist -- Knocking on wood / Suzanne Ramljak -- Whimsis and caprices / Yuya Ushida, Moody & Farrell (Elois Moody), Joachim de Callataÿ, Nina Bruun, Juan Muñoz, Hiroki Takada, Frank Gehay -- Politically speaking / Kcho, Willie Cole, Laura Facey, William Pope.Lm Barthélémy Toguo, Eric Beltz, Hope Sandrow, Laurel Roth

Summary: "Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in wood working today, Against the grain includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as "postmodern, " employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard"--From The Bulk Book Store website (viewed November 20, 2012).defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as "postmodern, " employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard"--From The Bulk Book Store website (viewed November 20, 2012).

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	745.51 WOO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100562744

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in wood working today, Against the Grain includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as "postmodern," employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... on view at the Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 2012 through January 6, 2013; and at the Museum of Arts and Design, February 5, 2013, through June 16, 2013"--T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in wood working today, Against the grain includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as "postmodern, " employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard"--From The Bulk Book Store website (viewed November 20, 2012).defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as "postmodern, " employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard"--From The Bulk Book Store website (viewed November 20, 2012).

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lowery Stokes Sims is the Charles Bronfman International Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Former President of The Studio Museum in Harlem and a specialist in modern and contemporary art, she is known for her expertise in the work of African, Latino, Native, and Asian American artists.

Suzanne Ramljak, a writer, art historian, and curator, is currently editor of Metalsmith magazine. She was formerly curator of exhibitions at the American Federation of Arts. Ramljak is the author of Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk .