Tag Archives: Museum of Arts and Design

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Trends

Board Expression: Going Wild with Wood

By Posted 03/11/13

Museum of Arts & Design showcases objects that toy with our expectations about a utilitarian material Read More

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Profiles

Through a Lens, Darkly

By Posted 08/14/12

The hyperrealistic dioramas of Patrick Jacobs Read More

Photograph of Patrick Jacobs working on Raked Leaves, 2008, a miniature “diorama” viewed through a three-inch window.
Trends

Use Your Illusion

By Posted 04/19/12

Contemporary sculptors are tricking the eye and the mind with uncannily realistic objects Read More

Paul Hazelton’s Death Duster, 2011, made from a synthetic-fiber duster and collected dust.
News

Mite Makes Right

By Posted 03/01/12

Soot, sand, dust, and smoke are things that museums typically try to avoid, but these substances are the latest subject in a series of materials-focused shows at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Read More

Art Smith's silver Galaxy neckpiece, ca. 1960, shown at the MFA, Boston. ©MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON/MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, DAPHNE FARAGO COLLECTION. USED WITH PERMISSION
Features

Going for the Gold

By Posted 08/15/11

More and more museums are showcasing jewelry from across cultures and centuries. Read More

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Seeing Africa Around the World

By Posted 11/01/10

In a groundbreaking show traversing continents and mediums, Lowery Sims defines an international African esthetic. Read More

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Trends

Beetlemania

By Posted 01/01/10

Butterflies, honeybees, and even centipedes are turning up in artwork—and, in some cases, helping to make it. Read More