Renwick Gallery visitors can enjoy a new exhibit of more than 80 pieces from its permanent collection that highlights contemporary American craft starting on July 1.
“Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery” is designed to emphasize the interconnectivity of the artworks rather than on chronology or material, according to a release from the gallery.
Nora Atkinson, the Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, was the mastermind behind both the assemblage and the innovative arrangement. She wanted “Connections” to represent the natural associations humans make from one object to another, as if every work is “hyperlinked” to the rest of the collection.
“Each artwork tells many stories, and each is made even more interesting through relationships to other objects and ideas,” Atkinson said in the release.
As a contemporary collection, only art from the 1930’s to present is on display. Regulars can enjoy both new debuts, including Judith Schaechter’s “The Birth of Eve,” and the return of familiar faces like Wendell Castle’s “Ghost Clock,” Albert Paley’s “Portal Gates” and Lenore Tawney’s “Box of Fallen Stars.”
The release did not include an end date for the exhibit.