New York's Museum of Arts and Design Puts Craft Front and Center

Metropolis Magazine brings us a beautifully written and articulate overview of the Museum of Arts and Design’s current exhibition, “Craft Front and Center”. The show highlights 70 pieces from the museum’s permanent collection and covers an enormous range of materials and processes including clay, fiber, glass, metal and wood.

Some of the many artists on view include Marvin Lipofsky, Patti Warashina, Amber Cowan, Olga de Amaral, Peter Voulkos, Lenore Tawney, and Magdalena Abakanowicz.

• What drives us to build, shape, alter, enhance and explore material?

• How do crafts of the past relate to contemporary craft practices?

• Who is allowed to take up space? Which materials and processes are valued over others? What is the relationship of craft to the world of ‘fine art’?

The article and exhibit explore these questions and more! Take a deeper dive and link to the full article and exhibition below.

Through Feb. 13, 2022

From the Museum of Arts and Design…

‘Craft Front & Center brings together more than 70 iconic and lesser-known works to highlight key thematic touchpoints in craft’s history that have brought us to this moment. Challenging traditional thinking of craft as separate from fine art, the exhibition reveals the field's deep engagement in art’s major movements, such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Postmodernism, while also launching its own revolutions, particularly the elevation of women and people of color as significant artists.’