[PA-NJ Glassblowers] [Fwd: Corning Museum Presents Heineman
Collection of Contemporary Glass this summer]
Tony Patti
gaffer at glassblower.info
Sat Mar 21 17:37:00 EDT 2009
In addition to the information about Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) below,
a reminder that Corning is the site of the Glass Art Society 39th Annual
Conference: Local Inspiration, Global Innovation
in Corning, NY from June 11-13, 2009.
More information can be found on the GAS website here:
http://www.glassart.org/Corning_2009.html
Prior to June 11th there are also some optional GAS activities including:
* Sylvania Light Bulb Factory Tour for Sylvania Light Bulb Factory
Tour, June 9
* Sullivan Park Research Center Tour, June 10
Tony Patti
www.glassblower.info
gaffer at glassblower.info
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Subject: Corning Museum Presents Heineman Collection of Contemporary
Glass this summer
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:39:14 -0400
From: Sterbenk, Yvette M. <SterbenkYM at cmog.org>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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*Corning** Museum** of Glass Presents Radiant Survey of Studio Glass*
/Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection, on view May 16,
2009 -- Jan. 3, 2010/
A new survey of one of the largest and finest collections of
contemporary studio glass in the United States will open at The Corning
Museum of Glass on May 16, 2009. Part of a year-long series of
contemporary glass exhibitions and programming at the Museum, /Voices of
Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection, /will present 240 works in
glass by 87 international artists.
/Voices of Contemporary Glass/ will showcase the collection donated to
the Museum in 2006 by Ben W. Heineman, Sr. and his wife, Natalie G.
Heineman. Mr. Heineman collected with a discerning eye, thoughtfully
assembling a grouping of works that represents the full breadth of a
defining period in contemporary glassmaking. He was intrigued by the
extraordinary potential of the material to take on a broad range of
expressions and forms. Although interested in all kinds of art in glass,
he was drawn primarily to works that explored abstraction and color.
The exhibition at the Corning Museum features video interviews with a
selection of artists represented in the Heineman Collection, exploring
their individual ideas, or "voices," in glass. This multitude of voices
and perspectives celebrates the infinite possibilities of glass as a
medium for contemporary vessels and sculpture, and documents the ongoing
process of discovery and innovation that has shaped the story of the
Studio Glass movement.
"The Heineman Collection reflects the remarkable achievements made in
studio glass over the past 35 years," said David Whitehouse, the Corning
Museum's executive director. "The collection is distinguished by its
in-depth focus on a key group of individuals whose work has been
influential to artists working in glass worldwide. The exhibition
explores the appeal of glass and its essence as a creative medium for
artists of all backgrounds. At the Museum, visitors can always
experience the energy of artists at work but, this year, the artists
will be even more present."
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Throughout the summer, Museum visitors will be able to participate in
gallery tours led by artists who teach at the Museum's glassmaking
school, The Studio, such as Paul Stankard, Amy Rueffert and Gianni Toso.
Daily live demonstrations by Corning Museum glassmakers will help
visitors understand many of the techniques behind the works on view in
/Voices of Contemporary Glass/, and guests will be able to make their
own glass in hands-on experiences/./
"This extensive collection allows us to present the story of studio
glassmaking, and to examine the variety of ways in which artists have
used glass to find their artistic voices," said Tina Oldknow, curator of
modern glass and of the exhibition. "The exceptional compilation of
objects displayed in the exhibition documents a remarkable material and
a deeply introspective process of working that helps to explain the
often indefinable, but always captivating, allure of glass."
The Heineman Collection nearly completely documents the chronology of
the American Studio Glass movement, with objects dating from 1969 to
2005, and it presents the work of several artists over the course of
their careers. Highlights of the exhibition include:
* Architectonic sculptures by Thomas Patti, who pioneered the
exploration of industrial and architectural glass as a sculptural
medium.
* Blown vessels by Lino Tagliapietra, considered to be the world's
foremost glassblower and one whose influence has had a lasting
impact on American studio glass.
* Glass sculptures evoking elements of architecture and industry by
Howard Ben Tré, who led the way in the use of cast glass as a
sculptural medium in the United States.
* A rare group of "Navajo Blanket" cylinders blown in the mid-1970s
by the internationally recognized artist, Dale Chihuly.
* Iconic sculptures by the acknowledged "fathers" of American studio
glass, Harvey K. Littleton and Dominick Labino, who, in 1962,
introduced the first studio-sized glass furnace that enabled
glassworking to move outside of a factory environment, launching
the American Studio Glass movement.
/Voices of Contemporary Glass, /which runs through January 3, 2010, will
be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog of the collection by Tina
Oldknow. As part of a year-long celebration of contemporary glass at the
Museum, it is complemented by the exhibitions, /Favorites from the
Contemporary Glass Collection /(March 1, 2009 -- January 3, 2010), and
/Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Craig Meitner /(April 4 -- October 18,
2009).
The installation, designed by Paul and Barbara Haigh, is inspired by the
Heinemans' Chicago residence in which the collection was originally
displayed. The exhibition design transforms the large and open spaces of
the Museum into a more intimate setting, reminiscent of domestic
interiors, with the objects arranged primarily by artist, rather than by
artistic theme, chronology, or technique.
The Corning Museum of Glass has historically taken the lead in
disseminating information about contemporary glass. This year marks the
50th anniversary of the Museum's landmark show, /Glass 1959, /one of the
first significant surveys of mid-20th-century glass design. Workshops
introducing studio artists to hot glass, held three years later, in
1962, at The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, launched the American
Studio Glass movement, which is explored in-depth in /Voices of
Contemporary Glass./
*The Corning Museum of Glass*
The Corning Museum of Glass (www.cmog.org) is home to the world's most
comprehensive collection of glass. Spanning the globe and encompassing
more than 3,500 years of human ingenuity, the collection includes
masterpieces from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; the great
civilizations of Islam, Asia, Europe, and the Americas; and the range of
artistic movements beginning in the late 19th century and extending to
the present day. Interactive exhibits tell the story of life-changing
historic advancements and contemporary innovations in glass technology.
Live glassblowing demonstrations (offered at the Museum, on the road in
the U.S. and abroad, and at sea on /Celebrity Solstice//^SM /) bring the
material to life for audiences of all ages. Daily Make Your Own Glass
experiences at the Museum enable visitors to create their own work in a
state-of-the-art hot glassmaking studio.
The Museum's campus includes a year-round glassmaking school and the
Rakow Research Library, the world's foremost archive and reference
collection on the history of glassmaking. A center for scholarship, the
Museum also publishes glass-focused periodicals, books, and exhibition
catalogues.
Located in the heart of the Finger Lakes Wine Country of New York State,
the Museum is open daily, year-round. Kids and teens 19 and under
receive free admission. The Corning Museum of Glass is conveniently
located directly off I-86/Rte. 17, mid-way between Niagara Falls and New
York City.
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For more information, please contact:
Maggie Berget / Christine D'Aleo
Yvette Sterbenk
Resnicow Schroeder Associates
Corning Museum of Glass
(212) 671-5157 / 5178
(607) 974-8124
mberget / cdaleo at resnicowschroeder.com
sterbenkym at cmog.org
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