Esoteric Survey

  Kay Sekimachi: Geometries Illuminates Six Decades of Berkeley-Based Artist’s Creative Practice  A major new survey of textile art by Kay Sekimachi at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). The exhibition includes work made between 1965 and just relatively recently. Most of the pieces come from the collection of  Forrest L. Merrill . Sekimachi (1926- ) was born in Northern California to two Japanese immigrants. Her childhood in Berkeley was not easy; her father died at a young age, her mother was poor, and she spent a few years of her youth living in an internment camp for Japanese citizens following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Later in life, when Sekimachi attended California College of Arts and Crafts, a friend introduced her to the weaving room. Fascinated by the sight of the loomers at work, Sekimachi immediately decided to spend all of her savings on a loom. She would soon push the limits of what weaving could produce, creating sculptural fo...

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 befo...

Bob Stocksdale, Black Walnut from California Pretty close to the paper bowl by his wife Kay Sekimachi Japan Wayne Chapman Dean Santner articulated alligator This DCW has had a rough life, but still looks incredible This Evans label dates back to 1946 

A stack of Japanese architecture magazines Japanese iron Amy Donaldson enamel It was a tough weekend. Good thing I haven't posted for a few weeks.... Kay Sekimachi Vivika & Otto Heino Stools by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini David Shaner Slab Gerald Thurston