Esoteric Survey

The Good Making of Good Things: Craft Horizons Magazine 1941–1979 During its nearly 40 years in print, Craft Horizons documented the craft movement as it happened. This exhibition pairs works from ASU Art Museum’s collection that were made by artists featured in the magazine with articles, reviews and letters from readers to illustrate the essential role Craft Horizons played in the development of craft in the United States from 1941–1979. This exhibition is curated by the 2017 Center for Craft Curatorial Fellows Elizabeth Essner, Lily Kane and Meaghan Roddy and was originally organized by the Center for Craft. It is supported by the Windgate Charitable Foundation as part of the Windgate Contemporary Craft Initiative at ASU Art Museum.  That was the official description above. The real scoop is that  Meaghan,  one of the curators, is a good friend and I've been very excited to see this exhibition. So much so, that I jumped the gun a little and saw it before it was

Jack Boyd Dick Seeger Tom Tramel Iron Warren Bacon Stools Lamps and a solid rosewood bench Jute elephant

Hal Fromhold Hippo Bruno Gambone and Vic Bracke Kenji Fujita

You know this famous Julius Shulman photo. It's Case Study House 21 by Pierre Koenig. Source: © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles    Here is the room looking from the other direction. Source: © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles    And here is the  Gerald McCabe sofa Pierre Koenig specified for the house. This is the one  Koenig had McCabe produce in 1998, when  Pierre  was restoring the house. The original was damaged at some point. It is now part of the massive inventory at Modernica Props . The 65,000 square ft. prop house is located in the former Dolly Madison Bakery in Silverlake. As you can see, it's stacked high. There are some gems. Lots of Tropi-Cal Wes Williams The BBQ selection is deep. The Cadillac of grills. Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1954) You know these (1956) Raymond Loewy  Barca Lounge (1966) Amer