Monthly Archives: October 2010
3 Questions for … Beth Lipman
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? Beth Lipman: I just finished a collaborative exhibition, “Glimmering Gone,” with my close friend, the Swedish artist Ingalena Klenell. We’ve been working on this project for the past 2 1/2 years … Continue reading
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Pittsburgh Glass Center moves toward merger with local arts organization
In a joint release with the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, the Pittsburgh Glass Center has announced the launch of “merger negotiations” with a fellow Iron City nonprofit arts organization. In a process expected to take up to a year-and-a-half, … Continue reading
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Glass Curiosities: Glass and lasers used to successfully test theories of black hole radiation
Working in an Italian lab, a group of physicists have created what they are calling a “desktop black hole,” by shooting intense pulses of laser through a piece of glass so quickly, it interferes with the transmission of the light … Continue reading
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A conversation with a budding filmmaker whose glass video spoof has gone viral
Their voices are flat, computer-generated by what sounds like Macintosh desktop computer technology circa 1998. They barely move, these two stuffed animals having a conversation in a synthetic landscape, adding to the unreality of this very funny spoof film created … Continue reading
Filed under Artist Interviews, Education, News
3 Questions For … Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend: This may sound unusual, but, in the studio, I’m always trying to figure out what I’m doing. It’s just always been that way. It’s about discovery. I don’t want … Continue reading
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Curator Melissa Post to leave the Museum of Glass
The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, announced today that its top curator, Melissa G. Post, has decided to leave the museum, effective Wednesday, November 17, 2010. According to a press release, Post “plans to relocate to the East … Continue reading
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Set for a Fall 2011 opening, the new Chrysler Museum glass studio will accentuate an extensive art collection
The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, has a 10,000-object collection of historic and contemporary glass unexpectedly strong for a regional art museum, and making up nearly a third of its entire holdings. Credit the early 1950s gift of … Continue reading
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3 Questions For … Matt Szosz
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? Matt Szosz: My work is all about material investigation and experimentation. This means a continual process of trial and error. I try to always have a couple of projects going in … Continue reading
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2010 Rakow Commission: Luke Jerram’s models of deadly viruses
After a public lecture by Luke Jerram at the annual Seminar on Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, the British artist’s two commissioned works Smallpox Virus and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (2010) were officially unveiled on October 15, 2010. … Continue reading
Pilchuck annual auction results climb back to $1.2 million, benefactors and direct supporters credited
Bucking the gloomy economic atmosphere, supporters of Pilchuck showed up in force at the organization’s annual benefit auction last weekend, and they were ready to bid on artwork and donate. The 32nd running of the leading glass program’s annual auction … Continue reading
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SOFA CHICAGO to add Outsider Art dealers into the mix at its flagship event in November
When the 17th annual SOFA CHICAGO 2010 kicks off with its opening night party on the evening of November 4th, visitors to Navy Pier in Chicago might notice a new type of gallery mixed in with the high-end dealers of … Continue reading
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Pittsburgh Glass Center’s $110,000 raised at annual Art on Fire gala down slightly from 2009
Down by $5,000 over last year’s auction results, the Pittsburgh Glass Center’s annual gala fund raising event still brought in a very respectable $110,000 on Friday, October 15th. Held again at the American Eagle Outfitters headquarters, the event was titled … Continue reading
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SEEN: Glass bowties bring kiln-forming into men’s fashion territory
The GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet recently covered how one Montreal fashion designer is continuing to use glass in his haute couture line for Spring 2011. Another product of the glass artist/fashion designer collaboration held as part of the Montreal “City … Continue reading
OPENING: Lino Tagliapietra in person at Heller exhibition Saturday
Living glassblowing legend Lino Tagliapietra will be greeting his collector and fan base during a special appearance at his ongoing Heller Gallery exhibition, which references a Bob Dylan movie in its title “Non Guardare Indietro—Don’t Look Back.” A … Continue reading
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The Pilchuck gala, the largest glass art auction in the world, gears up for its 32nd run Friday night
More than 250 works in glass will be going up for auction on Friday, October 15th, at the Westin Seattle as part of a black-tie fund-raising event that will support the educational and artistic programs at The Pilchuck … Continue reading
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Brooklyn nonprofit glass center rolls the dice with casino fundraiser
Madison Avenue Manhattan will be more like Monte Carlo on Friday, November 12th, when the Stueben flagship store in New York City is transformed into an elegant casino with roulette wheels, card tables, and a glass fashion show. … Continue reading
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3 Questions For … John Leighton
GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: What are you working on? John Leighton: My new pieces are about my experience of objects, patterns, and designs that are found in abundance in traditional Asian architecture, textiles, furniture, containers, and the like. … Continue reading
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OPENING: Trio of solo exhibitions at the Traver Gallery
Some sense of the extraordinary range of artists represented by the Traver Gallery was evident with last night’s opening of three solo exhibitions of three very different works by artists Gregory Grenon, Richard Marquis, and Nick Mount. All … Continue reading
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DESIGN: Glass artist/fashion designer collaboration spreads in Montreal
Hands-down the best collaboration of the 14 fashion designer-glass artist creations that were unveiled during a fashion show held at the Glass Art Association of Canada 2010 conference was the joint creation by Montreal designer known simply as “Helmer” … Continue reading
OPENING: Women artists take on “domesticity” at Morgan Gallery
Walking into an art gallery, one doesn’t expect to be confronted by a teapot, two rubber duckies, a flashy handbag, watering cans, chairs, and an angry mop. But these objects, or versions of them made with glass, will be on … Continue reading
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