MARCH EVENTS
By Danielle Sabalvaro.
Editor’s Note: March is here! And we couldn’t be more thrilled. With the start of this month, we’re on the cusp of all sorts of bright new things—especially that wonderful thing you may have forgotten for how long it feels since the last one: spring. It’s nearly imperceptible, but we swear it’s starting to inch its way into each day. Here are all of the almost-spring things we can’t wait for. See you there? We’ll be the ones speedily shaking off our winter layers at the first hint of warmth.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Yoga: The Art of Transformation February 21- March 25, 2014, at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Breathe deeply, and get ready for the world’s first major art exhibition about yoga. Millions of people around the world practice yoga to find spiritual insight and improved health. While many are aware of yoga’s origins in India, few may know about its philosophical underpinnings or its fascinating history over thousands of years. Yoga: The Art of Transformation goes beyond postures and delves into how yoga has evolved into a global phenomenon through an exploration of its visual history. The Asian Art Museum is the only U.S. West Coast venue for this exhibition.
The Possible January 29, 2014 – May 25, 2014, at UC Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Take a day to visit – and to create – at the Berkeley Art Museum’s “The Possible.” The interactive exhibit features various artists of different backgrounds sharing their expertise in many mediums, including crocheting, fabric dyeing, ceramics, and more. Through ongoing workshops the exhibit allows visitors to learn and interact with the displays, to make art, and to create a tactile experience. Concreteworks fabricated a custom indigo dyeing vat to match the concrete in the Mario Ciampi-designed museum, which was built in 1970.
David Mellor Design History March 14 – April 13, 2014, Opening Reception on Friday, March 14th 5-8pm, at Heath Ceramics, San Francisco. A unique in-store exhibition that illustrates the design history and process of David Mellor Design’s most iconic cutlery designs from the 1950s to today. You’re not going to want to miss experiencing this one-of-a-kind exhibition of the history and making process of David Mellor Design’s most iconic cutlery designs from the 1950s to today, illustrated through original sketches, technical drawings and flatware prototypes, and objects used in the factory ranging from moulding dies and polishing mops to cutlers trays. Corin Mellor, son of David Mellor and creative director for the company, will be at the Opening Reception to share the story of the company’s history, his experience growing up in the factory (seen in the image above, and built in a National Park!) and his process for taking the designs and company forward today, with Sarah Lonsdale, editor-at-large at Remodelista. RSVP here.
David Mellor, photo courtesy of Heath Cerramics
A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture January 18, 2014 – March 23, 2014, at the Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco. This exhibition of the artist William Stoney Lamar includes new and experimental pieces. Crafted primarily through a unique approach to multi-axial lathe work, Lamar’s wood sculptures embody a distinct sense of line and movement. A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar debuted at the Asheville Art Museum and will travel to museums across the country in 2014. Guest curated by Andrew Glasgow, Asheville Art Museum, North Carolina. Museum of Craft and Design, Exhibition designer: Ted Cohen.
Obsessive Reductive February 1, 2014 – March 30, 2014, at the Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco. This innovative group exhibition features 18 artists working in a variety of media including paper, wood and metal. Participating artists share the common process of intricately, precisely and “obsessively” removing material to create extraordinary imagery and sculpture. Many works have reticulating patterns, and in some, the absence of material is employed as a significant design element positioning negative space as a dominant element. The visual similarity of all featured works is the concentrated detail and complexity of the work, despite the various approaches and media. Exhibition curated by Marc D’ Estout. Exhibition design by Ted Cohen.
IDEO’s David Kelley – Unleashing Your Creativity March 13, 2014, 7pm, at the Jewish Community Center, San Francisco. As founder of IDEO, David Kelley built the company that created many icons of the digital age. But what really intrigues him is unlocking our creative potential so we can innovate routinely, which led him to found the groundbreaking d.school at Stanford, the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His new book, Creative Confidence, seeks to unleash the creativity that lies within each of us.
7th Annual Plastic Camera Show Opening Reception March 5, 2014, 6-8pm, at Rayko Photo Center Gallery, San Francisco. RayKo’s 7th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show won’t just have pictures from the usual suspects, stars of previous years like Thomas Alleman, Michelle Bates, Robert Holmgren and Aline Smithson. And just when you thought film might be dead. Well apparently not, so rejoice and come down to RayKo on the night of March 5th between 6-8pm to experience the magic with the rest of us fans of the latent image. Many of the artists will be in attendance, including this year’s featured artist: the one and only Jim Rohan, who will hopefully be able to escape the mountains of snow in his native Boston!
Ernie Button, photo courtesy of Rayko Photo Center
Feature January 16 – March 2, 2014, at Berkeley Art Center. Curated by Weston Teruya, part II of the Artist Annual, FEATURE, will exhibit the work of 8 exceptional artists chosen from the 200+ participants in ARRAY. We are pleased to announce the selected participants for FEATURE: Marcela Florez, Toni Gentili, Joanna Kao, Jane Norling, Ann Schnake, Pallavi Sharma, Leigh Wells and Ealish Wilson.
SF Made: How to Manufacture Locally for Apparel and Sewn Products March 25, 2014, 6-8pm, $30, at TechShop 926 Howard Street, San Francisco. If you are planning to produce apparel or sewn products, this session is for you! In an interactive and supportive environment, you’ll learn how to set-up and manage your own manufacturing operation or use contract manufacturers.
SF Made: How to Manufacture Locally for Food & Beverage Makers March 27, 2014, 6-8pm, $30, at TechShop 926 Howard Street, San Francisco. If you are planning to produce beverage or packaged food products, this session is for you! In an interactive and supportive environment, you’ll get an intro into setting up and managing your own manufacturing operation or using copackers.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Journey of a Dress January 11 – April 1, 2014, at Wilshire May Company Building, Los Angeles. Diane von Furstenberg’s wrap-dress army is a force to be reckoned with in the 20,000-square-foot gallery of the historic May Co. department store building in Los Angeles. The show, which was put together for the 40th anniversary of Von Furstenberg’s brand, celebrates her singular contribution to fashion history: the wrap dress, which is on par with the T-shirt and blue jeans when it comes to its cultural impact. In addition to the dresses, the exhibition features a photo time line chronicling its greatest moments, from the first sample to the 1976 Newsweek cover to DVF’s first sketch for Women’s Wear Daily. It also features plenty of DVF herself: The mannequins are molded after her own face and her famous cheekbones. Then there’s the gallery of portraits of her by Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger, Chuck Close, Francesco Clemente, Helmut Newton and Annie Leibovitz, to name a few. Also hanging are works from her personal collection by Anh Duong, Zhang Huan, Li Songsong and other contemporary artists.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Portland Collects: British Ceramics February 28, 2014 – August 23, 2014, at Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland. This exhibition, the first of its kind in Portland since 1951, boldly mingles local and global perspectives by examining the relationship between objects and those who collect them. The exhibition will introduce the public to classic ceramic works by Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Michael Cardew, Bernard Leach, and others, and incorporate interviews, essays, and student-led tours.
Portland Collects: British Ceramics, photo courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Craft
SOUTHWEST
SXSW Music, Film, and Interactive Conference and Festivals March 7-16, 2014, Austin, TX. Over 300,000 attendees, filmmakers, musicians and multimedia artists from around the world converge to showcase music, film and interactive media during this internationally-recognized event.
American Craft Council Atlanta Show March 14-16, 2014, Atlanta, GA. It’s a three-day celebration of all things handmade! Please join us as more than 225 of the top contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture, and home décor artists from across the country gather under one roof. It’s your chance to touch, feel, and explore high-quality American craft like you’ve never seen before! This is the largest juried, indoor craft show in the southeast – a must-attend for craft lovers! Show Dates and Hours: Friday, March 14: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, March 16: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
photo courtesy of American Craft Council
EAST COAST
Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris Through May 4, 2014, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Widely acknowledged as one of the most talented photographers of the nineteenth century, Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879) was commissioned by the city of Paris to document both the picturesque, medieval streets of old Paris and the broad boulevards and grand public structures that Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann built in their place for Emperor Napoleon III. This exhibition presents a selection of around one hundred of his photographs.
Andy Paiko: New Work March 7 – April 26, 2014, at Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Wexler Gallery is pleased to present a premiere solo exhibition of new work by nationally renowned glass sculptor Andy Paiko. An opening reception will take place on First Friday, March 7th, 2014. The exhibition will feature Andy Paiko’s new body of glass works featuring ornamental reliquary vases, obscure vessel-ware and large-scale glass installations. Andy’s unique treatment of glass reflects a decidedly pointed notion that glass has a new and lasting position in our contemporary culture; it is both useful and worthy of aesthetic contemplation.
“6th Annual New York City Beer Week” February 21 – March 2, 2014, at Vanderbilt Hall, New York, NY, The New York City Brewers Guild pulls out all the stops for the “6th Annual New York City Beer Week 2014″ beginning with the Opening Bash at the historic Vanderbilt Hall (Grand Central Terminal) on Friday, February 21, 2014! A spectacular setting for New York City’s premier craft beer spectacle of the year, Vanderbilt Hall’s magnificent 48-foot ceiling with five gold chandeliers shines against the original pink marble surfaces offering NYC beer enthusiasts a rare drinking experience amidst its Beaux Arts grandeur. The 6th Annual New York City Beer Week brings together 16 NYC craft breweries, standout nationally and internationally renowned breweries, over 250 NYC beer destinations, celebrity chefs, and acclaimed restaurants for 10 days of craft beer madness.
Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table December 17, 2013 – April 13, 2014, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Few pieces of furniture have revealed more about leisure pursuits, popular taste, and changing social customs than the dressing table, or vanity. Metropolitan Vanities: The History of the Dressing Table explores the evolution of the modern dressing table. The age-old impulse to be attractive or fashionable informs and animates much of the dressing table’s lengthy design history, as it does many of the objects associated with the toilette, the ritual in which the dressing table reached new heights of elegance and sophistication. Reviewed by Curated Object here.
Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa November 5, 2013 – March 2, 2014, at Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. The exhibit is a 300-piece inclusive display of the work that was created during the 15-year period of Scarpa’s collaborations at Venini. It originated in Venice at Le Stanze del Vetro, the new gallery on San Giorgio Maggiore devoted to glass exhibitions. In addition to offering more space for visitors to circumnavigate the vitrines (designed by the architect Annabelle Selldorf who created them for the original exhibit), the Met’s curators also pulled from their museum’s formidable collection and included Asian porcelain, 19th century Italian glass and ancient Roman murrine to help visitors better understand Scarpa’s design inspirations and historic precedents. Reviewed by Curated Object here.
Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk October 25, 2013 – February 23, 2013, at The Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum is the only East Coast venue for The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, the first international exhibition dedicated to the groundbreaking French couturier. Playful, poetic, and transformative, Gaultier’s superbly crafted and detailed garments are inspired by the beauty and diversity of global cultures.
CANADA
This Is Not A Toy February 7 – May 19, 2014, 10am-5pm, Canada Design Exchange. This is Not a Toy, curated by John Wee Tom and DX Associate Curator Sara Nickelson with Guest Curator Pharrell Williams, is the world’s first exhibition featuring a collection of contemporary sculptures, figurines and artworks created by artists including Takashi Murakami, KAWS, FriendsWithYou, Coarse, Huck Gee, and Frank Kozik. The exhibition explores the conceptual toy – a form made solely as an expression of an aesthetic, concept or idea – as an art and design object as well as a contemporary cultural signifier. On display until May 19, visitors dive headfirst into the realm of designer toys as the Exhibition Hall is transformed into a vibrant and whimsical environment, filled with forms ranging from tiny trinkets to enormous free-standing pieces.
EUROPE
James Turrell: Recent Works February 7, 2014 – April 5, 2014, at Pace London. This is James Turrell’s first exhibition at Pace Londonand includes two brand-new works from the artist’s Wide Glass Series. For over three decades, Turrell has used light and indeterminate space to extend and enhance perception. With these new works, he continues his exploration of technological possibilities combined with sensory practices, and invites the viewer into a meditative experience.
Michael Craig- Martin: Objects of Our Time March 28, 2014 – May 2, 2014, at The Alan Cristea Gallery at 31 & 34 Cork St. London W1S 3NU. The Alan Cristea Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Michael Craig-Martin. The exhibition, which will take place at 34 Cork Street, will include his new series of twelve screenprints, Objects of our Time, alongside other recent editions in several different media all of which focus on everyday items and iconic objects from the worlds of art and design.
Michael Craig-Martin Objects of Our Time, photo courtesy of Fadwebsite.com
Martin Gamper: design is a state of mind March 5, 2014 – April 21, 2014, at Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London. Influential London-based Italian designer Martino Gamper guest-curates a new exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. “Design is a state of mind” will present a landscape of shelving systems, telling the story of design objects and their impact on our lives. This is the second major design exhibition staged by the Serpentine, following Design Real curated by Konstantin Grcic in 2009.
In the Making January 22 – May 4, 2014, at The Design Museum, London. The secret life of cricket bats, felt hats, shoes, boots, marbles, light bulbs, marbles, whistles, pencils, coins, horns, lenses and Olympic torches. In The Making, curated for the Design Museum by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, captures over twenty objects mid-manufacture, putting the aesthetic of the unfinished centre stage. Varying from the £2 coin to a cricket bat, a surprising range of objects have been chosen by founders of design studio BarberOsgerby, to be exhibited in an incomplete state, celebrating the intriguing beauty of the production process. Reviewed by Curated Object here.
Whiteout Seasonal Exhibition November 21 – May 1, 2014, at Contemporary Applied Arts, London. The inaugural Christmas exhibition in our new home will focus on all things white, a dazzling display capturing the spirit of winter – the snow, ice, reflections, candlelight, moonlight and starlight which make the season so festive. CAA makers have created work in white gold, platinum, silver, white glass, porcelain, ash, linen, wool and more to enchant the eye and ignite the imagination. Whether looking for an original gift for a friend or a loved one or perhaps a treat for yourself, Whiteout will offer unique pieces, at a range of prices, from some of the foremost applied artists of our time.
Hello, My Name Is Paul Smith November 15 – March 9, 2014, at The Design Museum, London. The Design Museum takes you into the world of fashion designer Paul Smith, a world of creation, inspiration, collaboration, wit and beauty. Celebrating his career to date and exploring future developments, the exhibition references Paul Smith’s influences and fashion designs, charting the rise of this quintessentially English label which has become one of the leading fashion brands in the world.
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