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OPENING: UrbanGlass exhibition features work from four recent MFA graduates
Though glass dominates at UrbanGlass’ 7th annual MFA Exhibition, opening tonight, each piece on view incorporates materials as varied as mirrors, natural artifacts, antiques, birch, and flannel. Open through March 17 at 111 Front Street in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood, the … Continue reading
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On Other Blogs: Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2 gets thinner for sleeker gadgets
If you own a smart phone or tablet, chances are you’re touching Corning Gorilla Glass every time you use it. On Jan. 9, four years after marketing the damage-resistant material, Corning unveiled Gorilla Glass 2, a thinner version of the … Continue reading
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Glass Curiosities: Massive Crystal Star Tops Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center
Next week, on Wednesday, November 30th, the 74-foot Norway Spruce in Rockefeller Center in New York City will be lit, signaling the beginning of the holiday season. For the eighth year in a row, it will be crowned by a massive … Continue reading
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Blog reader wins 2-year subscription to GLASS Quarterly print edition
Congratulations to artist Ivonne Capecchi, a Texas-based glass muralist, whose name was drawn at random from the approximately 200 blog readers who took our survey for a chance to win a two-year subscription to the print edition of GLASS: The … Continue reading
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OPENING: Josepha Gasch-Muche fuses light with glass at Heller Gallery in NYC
Despite being made from thousands of dangerous-looking glass shards, Josepha Gasch-Muche‘s ethereal geometric works in “Mutable Materiality,” on view at Heller Gallery from Oct. 14 to Nov. 12, are glowing and inviting. With thousands of glass shards at her disposal, … Continue reading
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Glass Curiosities: California beach covered in sea glass as waves turn trash to treasure
Fort Bragg hides a beachcomber’s dream. Instead of digging their feet into the sand, visitors in this small California town on the Mendocino coast can walk along Glass Beach, a beach topped with thousands of pieces of sea glass. Once … Continue reading
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Sensual glass: Museum exhibition in Vermont encourages viewers to touch, smell, listen, and taste
No museum security guard pounces when you place your hands on the colorful neon tubes set in Alejandro and Moira Siña’s Touch Plane. In fact, if you don’t touch the art, it won’t light up. Rather than push keys on a piano, you … Continue reading
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OPENING: Jen Blazina’s cast glass objects and panels explore memory and heirlooms
Eighty pocket watches hang on a wall, but in place of hands each watch’s face displays a human silhouette set behind cloudy, scratched glass. Like lockets or cameo necklaces, these old-fashioned objects preserve time rather than mark it, evoking memories … Continue reading
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DESIGN: New exhibition celebrates 100 years of the iconic power of designer Kaj Franck (1911-1989)
“Franck was a protagonist of anonymity in design,” writes Auli Suortti-Vuorio of the Finnish designer Kaj Franck (1911-1989), who felt a designer’s name should be reserved only for unique, non-functional pieces. The legacy of his designs, including the utilitarian cups, … Continue reading
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EDUCATION: Modeled after cooking shows, Bullseye introduces online tutorials for an annual fee
Beginning and advanced kilnformers looking for ways to expand their knowledge without breaking the bank, or a refresher of a technique they just learned at a workshop, can join the Bullseye Kiln-glass Education Online program for just $39 a year. … Continue reading
DESIGN: Reclaimed glass makes a comeback as eco-chic glassware, jewelry, and home furnishings
Glass bottles can take over 4,000 years to decompose, so it’s a good thing that over 3 million tons of them are recycled each year in the U.S. An estimated 90% of recycled glass bottles are made into new containers, … Continue reading
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Caribbean glass studio, part of the world’s first eco-resort, may not survive lease negotiations
Travelers looking to relax in an environmentally friendly resort may have one less option next year, as negotiations continue to extend the lease for Maho Bays Camp on Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. Since Stanley Stelengut founded the … Continue reading
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Museum of Glass streams live feed of master glassblower Lino Tagliapietra at work in the hot shop
There’s no footage of master glassblower Lino Tagliapietra‘s early days in Murano, but glass lovers can watch him work live via the Museum of Glass website, where he is a visiting artist for the week. With the help of Nancy … Continue reading
OPENING: Designer Mark Reigelman’s installation of glass-encrusted furniture is one-of-a-kind
Heller Gallery debuted some new furniture last weekend, but you probably won’t want to sit on it. At first glance, Mark Reigelman’s chairs and tables appear plush and inviting. Upon closer inspection, stepping on the welcome mat or lying on … Continue reading
EDUCATION: Prestigious London art college to leave important glass program behind
In an article for The New York Times Magazine blog from April 14, 2011, Kabir Chibber wrote that when London’s esteemed Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design relocates to a new site in July, “For the first time in … Continue reading
Japanese artists sell pâte de verre masterpieces to rebuild after March earthquake
Husband and wife duo Kimiake and Shin-ichi Higuchi were doing what they do best when the earthquake struck Japan on March 11th: creating highly skillful pâte de verre pieces inspired by the natural world. Leaving their work, they ran outside … Continue reading
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German and British glass artists dominate prestigious Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Awards
Five German and British artists were honored by the Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Foundation for their accomplishments in glass art, which gives out eight awards semiannually to artists under 40 making significant use of glass in their work. The jury chose … Continue reading
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Belgian exhibition juxtaposes historic works with glass panels by Judith Schaechter, Wim Delvoye, and Sybille Peretti
Visitors to the Glazen Huis – Flemish Center for Contemporary Glass Art in Lommel, Belgium, can see subversive stained glass windows, precise geometric wall panels, photographs of Ziegfeld girls suspended in glass, hyperrealistic mosaic portraits, and much more in just … Continue reading
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OPENING: “Concepts in Glass” features work by MassArt faculty members
“Concepts in Glass,” opening this evening, April 15th, at the New Art Center in Newton, Massachusetts, will feature the work of Alan Klein, James McLeod, and Christopher G. Watts, all of whom are faculty members at the Massachusetts College of … Continue reading
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Online magazine sheds light on Spain’s nascent glass art scene
In a country well-known for its painters, a small online magazine called vidrioh! is spreading the word about a growing community of glass artists in Spain, while keeping an eye on up and coming artists and designers all over the … Continue reading
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