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What’s on View in 2013: 25 Exhibitions to Explore
Now that we’ve survived the great 2012 doomsday scare, it’s time to look toward 2013 with a fresh commitment to making and appreciating craft. Over the next 12 months, there are many awe-inspiring exhibitions set to go on view in museums, galleries, and schools across the country. In honor of a new year of shows to see, either in-person or through the accompanying catalogs and reviews, we bring you 25 exhibitions that are sure to engage and excite craft and design enthusiasts.
INNOVATORS & LEGENDS: Generations in Textiles and Fibers
Now – March 17, 2013
Muskegon Museum of Art, MI
May 26 – August 11, 2013
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY,
September 8 – December 1, 2013
The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
January 24 – April 11, 2014.
The University Art Museum of Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Highlighting the work of internationally recognized fiber artists at the top of the field, this traveling exhibition explores the textile movement over the past century through contemporary artwork of four generations of artists.
Lenore Tawney: Wholly Unlooked For
January 17 - March 2, 2013
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
December 7,2012 – March 17, 2013
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Coordinated in conjunction with the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation, the University of the Arts and the Maryland Institute College of Art will display complementary aspects of Tawney's work this winter. MICA will present her line-based objects, while University of the Arts in Philadelphia will highlight her paper-focused pieces.
Brother, Can You Spare a Stack
January 18 - March 30, 2013
Center for Book Arts, New York City, NY
An exhibition presenting thirteen art projects that re-imagine the library as a force for social change, the end result of each being a micro library that can serve specific economic or social needs within the community.
January 18-April 7, 2013
Mobile Museum of Art, AL
Nov 1, 2013 - Jan 15, 2014
Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA
A traveling exhibition focused on the art, philosophy, and storytelling of artist Binh Pho, who combines woodturning, sculpture, painting, and art glass to create colorful turned objects.
January 25 - May 5, 2013
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX
An exhibition coinciding with NCECA’s 47th annual conference, featuring 39 works by 35 of today’s most revered ceramic artists selected by jurors Cristina Cordova, Richard Notkin, and Namita Gupta Wiggers.
Dennis Maher: House of Collective Repair
January 26 – May 12, 2013
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo resident Dennis Maher’s fascinating exhibition involves the participation of local tradespeople, who are invited into Maher’s home and asked to make small sculptures using materials that are part of their trade. The exhibit is meant to address issues of home, identity, and community.
New Morphologies: Studio Ceramics and Digital Processes
February 7 – April 5, 2013
The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Featuring objects created from the interaction between the physical and the digital worlds, this exhibition highlights the work of noted ceramic artists, such as Geoffrey Mann, from around the globe experimenting with the intersection of digital technology and the materiality of clay.
February 8, 2013 – Ongoing
Charles White Elementary School Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A collaboration sponsored by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art between the New York-based fiber artist Shinique Smith and students from Charles White Elementary School.
Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis
February 16, 2013 - February 2, 2014
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Influential, witty, and enlightening glass artist Richard Marquis receives the star treatment in this yearlong, in-depth exhibition of some of the most stunning and colorful works from his extensive career.
1956-1986: Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics
February 17 – June 30, 2013
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Over the course of 30 years, faculty and students at four universities – Otis College of Art and Design, University of California, Davis, Chouinard Art Institute, and University of Washington – were critical in dramatically shifting American ceramics. This exhibition includes objects from the museum’s collection that show how West Coast artists freed ceramics from the purely functional and explored the abstract and figural in their work.
February 17 – May 19, 2013
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Intended to complement the National Gallery of Art’s major survey on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, this smaller exhibit showcases the incredible contributions to bookbinding, illustration, and poetry done by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, and other Pre-Raphaelite artists.
February 20 – July 14, 2013
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Contemporary international artists engage with the centuries-old tradition of blue and white porcelain, address its continuing appeal, and investigate its ability to engage with the personal and political, among other themes.
February 22 - May 26, 2013
Bellevue Arts Museum, WA
"Love Me Tender" brings together the work of more than 20 contemporary artists from five countries that use currency as a medium to address complex social issues via tapestries, paintings, photographs, and sculptures.
F.O.O.D. (Food, Objects, Objectives, Design)
March 2 – July 7, 2013
Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC
Reminiscent of one of our favorite Museum of Contemporary Crafts (MCC) exhibitions from the 1970s, Objects for Preparing Food, this thematic exhibition focuses on contemporary objects made to prepare, cook, and present food.
March 07 – September 21, 2013
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR
A two-part exhibition - the second in the “Object Focus” series - providing a unique, interactive look at the bowl, an archetypical form that plays such an important role in our everyday lives.
A Sense of Balance: The Sculpture of Stoney Lamar
April 12, 2013 - September 1, 2013
Asheville Art Museum, NC
A significant solo show featuring the sculptural work of influential woodturner Stoney Lamar, who uses a unique approach to multi-axial lathe work, the result of which are pieces with a distinct sense of line and movement unlike other works of turned wood.
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs
Opens April 12, 2013
New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
From the Crystal Palace in 1851 to the early 20th century, world’s fairs were the premiere place to see the latest advancements in science, industry, and design. The decorative arts displayed at the fairs are the most enduring objects of these events and physical manifestations of the better, more beautiful, and reasonably-priced lifestyle promised by new technology.
Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience
April 20, 2013 – January 5, 2014
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, DE
Maps can help to define social and national identities, and this exhibition will discuss the importance of the map in formation of the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. Objects featuring maps - from paper to ceramics to needlework - will be included.
Twenty-First Century Heirlooms
April 28 - September 15, 2013
Racine Art Museum, WI
Covering a variety of media and featuring the work of artists at various points in their careers, this large-scale exhibition offers a context for exploring why we value the things we do and how we define heirlooms in the 21st century.
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami
June 30 – September 29, 2013
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
The Crocker Art Museum presents the first major exhibition devoted to Japanese and European paper-folding traditions, addressing the mathematical and design concepts critical to the creation of origami. The show will also include an origami dome for visitors to enter!
Larger than Life: Quilts by Velda Newman
May 12 – October 27, 2013
Shelburne Museum, VT
Textile artist Velda Newman has received international acclaim for beauty of her quilts, some of which have astounding three-dimensional features. Many of the works on exhibit are from the Newman’s private collection, making this a rare opportunity to see some truly exquisite quilts.
September 21, 2013 – January 12, 2014
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
While Oldenburg is known for his incredible influence as a pop artist in the 1960s, his soft sculptures, found object-based installations and collage made him a frequent exhibitor in the mid-20th century at not only contemporary art galleries like the Walker and MoMA, but also the MCC. A rare interaction with the Mouse Museum makes this exhibition a must.
A Measure of the Earth: The Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets
October 4, 2013 – January 12, 2014
Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Featuring a collection of recently acquired baskets made between 1983 and 2011, this rare exhibition of works from one of the largest public museum basket collections in the United States covers a wide variety of materials and weaving techniques and traditions from across the country.
October 6, 2013 – January 4, 2014
Dallas Museum of Art, TX
Contemporary American artist Jim Hodges’ first retrospective exhibition will examine his work, which addresses themes including love, identity, and time, from 1987 to the present. A selection of 75 objects by Hodges, including works rendered in glass, paper, and silk, will be on display.
Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital
November 12, 2013 - March 30, 2014
Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, NY
Exploring methods including 3D printing, CNC (computer-numerically-controlled) machining and digital knitting, this exhibition will present works by some of the most innovative and tech-savvy artists exploring human-computer interaction in the creative process today.
Our selections are far from exhaustive – for more new and interesting exhibitions headed our way in 2013, visit our calendar. If there are other shows you’re excited about but don’t see on our website, please submit a calendar listing.
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