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About Glass: Contemporary Sculpture and Installations

by Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek

Glass as a contemporary art medium

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Glass as a contemporary art medium

Bringing together work by around fifty artists from varied geographical and cultural backgrounds, *About Glass* surveys the range of contemporary art made with glass. The selection spans small-scale objects and installations, placing the material in practices that extend beyond its familiar association with craft and design. The book also connects this artistic range with the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung’s support for glass through exhibitions, research, and a collection. Named artists include Monica Bonvicini, Mona Hatoum, Kiki Smith, and Dale Chihuly, offering a broad view of how glass features in contemporary sculpture and installation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary sculpture and installation art
  • Those exploring glass beyond craft and design
  • Art readers seeking a multi-artist survey across different cultural backgrounds

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Glass in contemporary artSculpture and installationMateriality and artistic practiceCraft, design, and fine art

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Book overview

A new contribution to the discourse on glass as a material in contemporary art.

In its feel, plasticity, luminosity, and narrative quality, glass is a material like no other, captivating us with its immediacy. Artists such as Monica Bonvicini, Erwin Eisch, Carlos Garaicoa, Mona Hatoum, Shirazeh Houshiary, Laure Prouvost, Kiki Smith, and Ann Wolff have appreciated the unique physicality of glass, inspiring them to create sensational works.

Often categorized under crafts or as a design material, glass has become an important medium for fine art in recent decades, which the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung has supported through exhibitions, scientific work, and the establishment of a collection. This book presents a selection of around fifty artists from different geographical and cultural backgrounds who demonstrate the diverse artistic practice of working with glass, from spectacular small objects to installations.

Featured artists include Niko Abramidis & NE, Philip Baldwin/Monica Guggisberg, Monica Bonvicini, Kristi Cavataro, Dale Chihuly, Tony Cragg, Jimmie Durham, Erwin Eisch, Jes Fan, Carlos Garaicoa, Donghai Guan, Jens Gussek, Mona Hatoum, Shirazeh Houshiary, Tao Hui, Ann Veronica Janssens, Hassan Khan, Ki-Ra Kim, Yoshiaki Kojiro, Raimund Kummer, Alicja Kwade, Glenda Le
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