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Current Exhibition
ARTFUL
PAPER: Cut, Folded and Fabulous
January 30 – April 18, 2010
Curators: Barbara Hunzicker and Hal Stevens
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The
Shakers: Abiding Inspiration in Faith and Design
October 3, 2009-January 3,
2010
Curator: Charles Muller
Exhibition Designer: Thomas Queen
Life
Along Water Street
Exhibition organized by the Columbus Museum of Art
This exhibition is funded in part by the David Johns Family in memory of
David L. Johns
Jenny Holzer, twice told
April 30-September 26, 2005
twice told, an original installation by internationally acclaimed artist
and Lancaster native Jenny Holzer, explored ideas of place and history
using journals, diaries and letters by nineteenth century citizens of
Fairfield County. Holzer, a graduate of Ohio University and the Rhode
Island School of Design, displayed the historic texts using electronic
signs that washed the galleries of the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in
light. In addition, Holzer incorporated period beds in the galleries of
the Reese-Peters House. Holzer has said, "What surrounds us can shape
us. I focused on beds--where the next letters or diary entries are
penned, and where the last ones are read and re-read. Objects are
silent; they keep secrets well, but they hint."
Russel Wright: Living with Good Design
May 6-September 3, 2006
Described as a mini-blockbuster by Cincinnati Enquirer travel writer
Marilyn Bauer, Living with Good Design took visitors on a journey
through the life and career of America's first celebrity designer. The
exhibition began with a look at Wright's earliest designs, giftware sold
to New York City boutiques, and progressed through the years of his
American Modern line, which sold a quarter of a billion pieces from
1939 to 1959. Guests learned of Wright's work in Asia and his commercial
success in America's largest department stores. Beyond product design,
Wright led Americans toward a more casual style of life, encouraging a
new generation to live more efficiently and comfortably. The clean lines
of his designs and his egalitarian philosophy were echoed in his firm
belief that "good design is for everyone."
Pieced Together: Historic & Contemporary Quilts & Fiber Arts
April 28-September 2, 2007
Pieced together offered a unique look at the art quilt movement and its
ancestral roots in traditional quilt making. Focusing on and dividing
the purpose of quilts into two separate entities, between quilts made
for the bed and quilts destined for the wall, the exhibition revealed a
visual melding of ideas in fiber from different eras. Curator Michelle
Stitzlein invited ten noted quilt and fiber artists from across the
country to participate in the exhibition, and through their artwork,
demonstrated the innovative techniques that are being utilized in quilts
and fiber today. These participants, some recognized as founding artists
of the international art quilt movement beginning in the 1970s, were
exhibiting works from their most current series. The historical portion
of the exhibition included quilts that were originally created for
functional purposes. These quilts from central Ohio collections,
illustrated art that transcends pure function to create strong visual
statements that just happened to "keep you warm at night."
The Artist's Hand, Dard Hunter and the American Arts & Crafts Movement
June 7-August 31, 2008
The Artist's Hand told the story of the American Arts and Crafts
Movement and Ohio native Dard Hunter. Co-curators, Eileen Wallace,
bookbinding artist and proprietor of Mile Wide Press, and Dard Hunter
III, grandson of Dard Hunter, took guests on a journey through the
movement with examples of furniture, stained glass, pottery, jewelry
and paper making.
The Arts and Crafts Movement began in the latter part of the nineteenth
century as a response to the Industrial Revolution in England. Those who
embraced the movement, such as Arts and Crafts legend William Morris,
were protesting the low standards of design in artifacts produced by
machine and wanted to get closer to the actual process of creation. The
Arts and Crafts philosophy moved its way into the U.S. in the early 20th
century and was practiced by famous craftsmen and designers such as
Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. Also instrumental to the
movement was Roycroft artist, Dard Hunter of Chillicothe, Ohio (born in
1883 and died in 1966). In addition to the Hunters' work, the exhibition
included an overview of the American Arts and Crafts Movement and its
impact on U.S. culture and styles found in furniture stores and
boutiques today.
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