Crafted: Objects in Flux

Contemporarycraftpresentsaprofusionofparadoxes.Itbridgesancienttraditionsandstate-of-the-arttechnologies,cuttingedgeconceptsandenduringtenetsaboutskilledmaking,andinsodoingblursthelinesbetweenart,craft,anddesign.Thispioneeringpublicationbringstogetherworkbynearlyfortyinternationalartists,whosevariedapproachesarenotonlypushingbutredefiningtheboundariesofwhatwecallcrafttoday.AuthorandmuseumcuratorEmilyZilberinvestigatestheroleofnewtoolsandmaterials;theconnectionbetweencraftandperformance;andthepowerofcrafttointeractwitharchitecture.Alongtheway,readersencounteradiversegroupofworksacrossawiderangeofmaterialsandpractices,including3-Dprintedceramics,adancelikemediuminvolvingmoltenglasscalledpyrography,andapianodeconstructedtoformjewelrythatbothsurroundsandadornsthebody.Enhancedwithapproachabletextandabundantillustrations,Craftedformsatemptinginvitationtoexplorethesestunningandsurprisingobjectsinflux.