Exhibition in Print
Metalsmith's special annual issue brings exhibitions to your doorstep. Some years are juried, and other years are curated, every year a winning issue.
2010 Exhibition in Print
Neo-Palatial: Objects of Virtue and Vice
Guest Curator, Garth Clark
Throughout history, metalsmiths have sought commissions from the palace to create objet de virtue, extravagant works that challenge the limitation of technique, scale, and sometimes even good taste. Such objects are designed to take center stage, serving as the focal point of parlors, entrance halls, courtyards, or, later in the 19th-century, as “exposition vases” at World Fairs. They were a little brash, deliberately exaggerated, and virtuosic or at least rapturous in their use of metals, lest they disappoint their patrons and noble guests. Over time, these patrons have changed from princes and warlords, to collectors and museums. For the 2010 “Exhibition in Print,” published by Metalsmith magazine, guest curator Garth Clark focuses on “exposition vases,” canonical candlesticks, and jewelry on steroids, in an exploration of the brilliance and decadence of this metalsmithing genre. Available August 2010.
Past Issues
Juried 2009: Jamie Bennett and Marilyn da Silva, "Saturated: Metal and Color"
Curated 2008: Kate Bonansinga and Rachelle Thiewes, "Equilibrium"
Curated 2007: Ellen Lupton, "Framing the Art of Jewelry"
Juried 2006: Dr. Elizabeth Goring, Jo Lauria, Myra Mimlitsch Gray, Jurors
Curated 2005: “Flatware: Function + Fantasy,” Boris Bally and Rosanne Raab, Curators. It featured the work of 42 artists, all created around the theme of table settings. This work was exhibited at SOFA Chicago October, 2005.
Juried 2004: Sharon Church, Susan Cummins, and Ursula Ilse Neuman, Jurors
Curated 2003: "Contemporary Enamel," Gretchen Goss and Maria Phillips, Curators
Juried 2002: Biba Schutz, Helen Shirk, and Joe Wood, Jurors
Curated 2001: "Contemporary Holloware," John Cogswell and Lisa Gralnick, Curators
Juried 2000: Tom Herman, Ramona Solberg, and Rachelle Thiewes, Jurors
Curated 1999: "Metalsmith Sculpture," Christine Clark and Jane Kyle, Curators
Juried 1998: Lane Coulter and Barbara Jordan, Jurors
Curated 1997: "Studio Multiples," Donald Friedlich and Bruce Metcalf, Curators
Juried 1996: Gaza Bowen, Pat Flynn, and Janet Koplos, Jurors
Curated 1995: Dan Jocz, Curator
Juried 1994: Inaugural issue, Donald Friedlich, Martha Glowacki, Susan Kingsley, Bruce Metcalf, and Kate Wagle, Jurors
