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MAD | Museum of Arts and Design MAD champions artists, designers, and artisans, presenting contemporary art and design through a craft lens.

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) champions contemporary makers across creative fields—presenting artists, designers, and artisans who apply the highest level of ingenuity and skill to their work. Since the Museum’s founding in 1956 by philanthropist and visionary Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of making and the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from tradi

tional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, the Museum’s curatorial program builds upon a rich history of exhibitions that emphasize a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, and reveals the workmanship behind the objects and environments that shape our everyday lives. MAD provides an international platform for practitioners who are influencing the direction of cultural production and driving 21st-century innovation, fostering a participatory setting for visitors to have direct encounters with skilled making and compelling works of art and design.

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One of Machine Dazzle’s most notable collaborations is with the Dazzle Dancers performance group. Founded in New York in...
01/13/2023

One of Machine Dazzle’s most notable collaborations is with the Dazzle Dancers performance group. Founded in New York in 1996, the Dazzle Dancers are best characterized as Solid Gold meets radical cultural liberation. They are known for their cheeky sense of humor and propensity to get naked. Machine adopted his name when he joined the group in 2001, first by designing their costumes and then as a dancer himself. The Dazzle Dancers represented what outrageous could look like, taking to the stage in spandex and glitter with choreography borrowed from the routines from the local strip club and backup dancers on 1980s countdown shows. Making appearances at q***r parties and clubs, from NYC’s Art Parade to on stage with Blondie, the group’s appearances highlighted that Machine’s design could move across music, q***r culture, and contemporary art.

Visit MAD this weekend to learn more about the Dazzle Dancers and Machine Dazzle’s other collaborators in Q***r Maximilsm x Machine Dazzle, now on view through February 19.

https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/q***r-maximalism-x-machine-dazzle
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Installation photography by Jenna

Happy Birthday to jeweler and  artist Rachelle Thiewes, born  in 1952.  Thiewes creates what she calls sculptures for th...
01/11/2023

Happy Birthday to jeweler and artist Rachelle Thiewes, born in 1952. Thiewes creates what she calls sculptures for the body that combine light, movement, and sound. Her works reflecting both order and chaos are inspired by her jazz musician husband and the desert landscape of their Texas home.

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Grappelli Bracelet
Silver, 18k gold; fabricated

Don't miss the end-of-season sale at ! Enjoy discounts of up to 70% when you shop in person or online. Tap the link belo...
01/10/2023

Don't miss the end-of-season sale at ! Enjoy discounts of up to 70% when you shop in person or online. Tap the link below to shop today!

All proceeds from The Store at MAD support the exhibitions and educational programs of the Museum.

https://thestore.madmuseum.org/

Don’t miss the final Movie Night with Machine tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm, featuring the film Evil Under the ...
01/09/2023
Movie Night with Machine: Evil Under the Sun

Don’t miss the final Movie Night with Machine tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm, featuring the film Evil Under the Sun. The film based on Agatha Christie’s whodunit features Academy Award winners Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith, as well as Jane Birkin, James Mason, Roddy McDowall, and Diana Rigg at her most glamorous.

Playful and predictably over-the-top, Movie Night with Machine evenings include costume contests, a custom-designed step-and-repeat, giveaways, photoshoots, and more! Evil Under the Sun will be introduced by Machine and will be followed by a late-night visit to see Q***r Maximalism with the artist!

Tap the link below to reserve your tickets!

https://madmuseum.org/events/movie-night-machine-evil-under-sun

Join Machine Dazzle for a winter getaway screening of Evil Under the Sun, set in a luxurious island resort and starring Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie’s Detective Hercule Poirot. Originally released with the tagline, “Evil is everywhere, even in paradise,” the whodunit was the Academy Award ...

Today is your last day to experience Chris Schanck: Off-World!  Don’t miss your chance to see Chris Schanck's otherworld...
01/08/2023

Today is your last day to experience Chris Schanck: Off-World! Don’t miss your chance to see Chris Schanck's otherworldly works, which blend sculpture and furniture. Skirting the line between refinement and camp, the strange, unfamiliar forms of Schanck’s chairs, sofas, lighting, mirrors, and more suggest coral reefs, extraterrestrial worlds, and artifacts from ancient civilizations, to name just a few of the designer’s inspirations. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted in Schanck’s Detroit-based studio, a community of artists, students, and Bangladeshi craftspeople who all make key contributions to the studio's collective practice.

Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets:
https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/chris-schanck-world

Don’t miss the final weekend of Chris Schanck: Off World. Chris Schanck’s first solo museum exhibition in New York is an...
01/06/2023

Don’t miss the final weekend of Chris Schanck: Off World. Chris Schanck’s first solo museum exhibition in New York is an in-depth look at the artist’s commitment to blurring the boundaries of art and design. Deftly melding innovative material experiments with an expressive yet rigorous refinement of form, Schanck’s elaborately carved, colorfully hued, and lustrous objects are contemporary talismans of stories from the past, present, and future.

Chris Schanck: Off World closes this Sunday, January 9. Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets.

https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/chris-schanck-world

In the 1950s, Scandinavian design, in general, and Danish silver, in particular, were promoted extensively in the United...
01/05/2023

In the 1950s, Scandinavian design, in general, and Danish silver, in particular, were promoted extensively in the United States through exhibitions, magazines, and stores such as Georg Jensen in New York. The most significant Danish silversmith was Henning Koppel, whose elegant organic designs for jewelry and tableware were influential in the work of major American metalworkers such as Ed Wiener and Ronald Hayes Pearson. The artist’s work was inspired by modern art. The pieces’ flowing forms had an organic look unlike anything that had come before it. While Koppel shifted his focus to holloware and flatware as time passed, his pieces always maintained a sculptural element. Koppel was once quoted as saying, “things should not be too insistently practical, otherwise, everything drowns in boredom.”

See this work and more in Jewelry Stories, now on view through April 16.
https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/jewelry-stories

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Henning Koppel
Georg Jensen
Untitled (Bracelet), c. 1958
Sterling silver

Next Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm, join Machine Dazzle for a winter getaway screening of Evil Under the Sun, set in a lu...
01/03/2023

Next Tuesday, January 10, at 7 pm, join Machine Dazzle for a winter getaway screening of Evil Under the Sun, set in a luxurious island resort and starring Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie’s Detective Hercule Poirot. Originally released with the tagline, “Evil is everywhere, even in paradise,” the whodunit was the Academy Award winner’s second outing as Poirot, following the 1978 hit Death on the Nile. The fabulously costumed cast is rounded out by a veritable who’s who of British stage and screen, including Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, James Mason, Roddy McDowall, and Diana Rigg at her most glamorous.

This is the final film in the Movie Night with Machine series, which features beloved throwback films curated by Machine Dazzle to accompany his solo exhibition, Q***r Maximalism x Machine Dazzle. All released in the late seventies and early eighties, these films delighted the young artist and helped to shape his omnivorous approach to culture. Playful and predictably over-the-top, Movie Night with Machine evenings will include costume contests, a custom-designed step-and-repeat, giveaways, photoshoots, and more! The films will be introduced by Machine and will be followed by talk backs with the artist.

Tap the link below to reserve your tickets while they last!

https://madmuseum.org/events/movie-night-machine-evil-under-sun

! Kick the year off with a visit to MAD! We're open today from 12 pm- 6 pm. Tap the link below to reserve your tickets. ...
01/01/2023

! Kick the year off with a visit to MAD! We're open today from 12 pm- 6 pm. Tap the link below to reserve your tickets.
https://madmuseum.org/visit
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Installation view of Q***r Maximalism x Machine Dazzle now open through February 19.

The Museum of Arts and Design mourns the passing of our beloved friend and celebrated jewelry artist Sharon Church (US, ...
12/28/2022

The Museum of Arts and Design mourns the passing of our beloved friend and celebrated jewelry artist Sharon Church (US, 1948-2022). MAD associate curator Barbara Paris Gifford () writes: "A master metalsmith, educator, and environmentalist, Sharon's hands and heart transformed natural materials into sublime objects of wonder. Currently on view in our exhibition "Jewelry Stories," Church’s "Gaia" is a necklace consisting of perfectly formed orbs that is her tribute to the planet and a passionate plea to respect the fragility of Mother Earth. Here, she included the materials she held most dear: a wooden wheel from a children’s toy, a seed from her good friend Eleanor Moty’s lemon tree, spices from her kitchen, leaves from her long morning walks, and natural stones. An ACC Fellow and recipient of SNAG’s Lifetime Achievement Award, her impact and absence from the jewelry field will be palpable."

Sharon Church
Gaia, 2017–18
Acrylic paint, carved black delrin, diamonds, dyed freshwater pearls, epoxy, found wooden wheel from a children's toy, labradorite, oxidized sterling silver, paper clay over styrofoam balls, commercial chain, carved and fabricated sterling silver pieces to accept tubing rivet ends, sterling silver tubing, spray lacquer
Museum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of Helen Williams Drutt Family Collection in honor of the artist, 2019

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Hoping you and yours have a wonderful holiday. While Kari Russell Pool and Marc Pe...
12/25/2022

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Hoping you and yours have a wonderful holiday.
While Kari Russell Pool and Marc Petrovic’s “Chalice Series with Cardinal” isn’t quite a partridge in a pear tree, we'd say it comes pretty close!

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Kari Russell Pool and Marc Petrovic
Chalice Series with Cardinal, 1997.
Flameworked, blown, and free-hand sculpted glass

From all of us at MAD to you and yours, warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and an inspiring new year!We hope to ...
12/22/2022

From all of us at MAD to you and yours, warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and an inspiring new year!

We hope to see you soon! Please note our holiday hours:

Dec 24, closing at 3 pm
Dec. 25, closed
Dec. 31, closing at 3 pm
Jan.1, open regular hours 10 am - 6 pm

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Installation view of Q***r Maximalism x Machine Dazzle on view through February 19.

Happy Winter Solistice❄️! Seeing is Believing is a contemporary reimagining of the medieval rose window. Created by cont...
12/21/2022

Happy Winter Solistice❄️! Seeing is Believing is a contemporary reimagining of the medieval rose window. Created by contemporary stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter for MAD in 2008, the work stands almost 10 feet tall and features two hundred unique, geometric images that evoke infinitely variable snowflakes. This work is installed in the museum's second-floor stairwell.

Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets to see this work and more.
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Judith Schaechter
Seeing is Believing, 2008.
Stained glass; sandblasted, engraved, enameled, and assembled with copper foil.

It’s a Great Time to Become a MAD Member! Enjoy holiday savings when you become a MAD Member or gift a MAD Membership th...
12/19/2022

It’s a Great Time to Become a MAD Member! Enjoy holiday savings when you become a MAD Member or gift a MAD Membership throughout the month of December. Just use the promo code JoinMAD15 and receive a $15 discount on all Individual and Dual Memberships, in addition to year-round free admission, generous discounts on MAD’s exciting workshops, invitations to exhibition openings, and more. Tap the link below to purchase or gift a MAD Membership now!
https://madmuseum.org/support

!We can’t help but think of Robert Sowers’ “Jive Light” today. Its vertical orientation, yellows, and blues remind us of...
12/18/2022

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We can’t help but think of Robert Sowers’ “Jive Light” today. Its vertical orientation, yellows, and blues remind us of the dancing lights of the menorah when all eight candles are finally lit.

Sowers first exhibited at MAD in 1957, and again in 1962 before his 1975 solo exhibit- when “Jive Light” was added to the .

After familiarizing himself with the Post-WWII style of glass that emerged in response to the repair of damaged religious buildings in West Germany, Sower soon became interested in stained glass as architectural.
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Jive Light,1972
Leaded and cast stained and antique glass

"In this spectacular solo début by Machine Dazzle (the pseudonym of the New York artist Matthew Flowers), the artist’s k...
12/17/2022

"In this spectacular solo début by Machine Dazzle (the pseudonym of the New York artist Matthew Flowers), the artist’s kaleidoscopic, mood-elevating assemblages—originally created as costumes for performers in Dazzle’s q***r demimonde—are presented as sculptures in their own right, inviting viewers to absorb the transfixing, ultra-ornate details of the artist’s punk-inflected, gender-expansive figurative works. Ingenious, deceptively makeshift-looking armatures and draped volumes support brightly colored nests of sparkling found objects and craft materials, reflecting a more-is-more aesthetic of joy and mordant wit. " - Johanna Fateman for The New Yorker

Full review: https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/art/q***r-maximalism-x-machine-dazzle

Visit MAD this weekend and explore Q***r Maximalism and more.

Installation photography by Jenna Bascom

This Tuesday, December 20th  at 7 pm, join Machine Dazzle for a big 50th birthday Movie Night screening of Xanadu, the "...
12/15/2022
Movie Night with Machine: Xanadu

This Tuesday, December 20th at 7 pm, join Machine Dazzle for a big 50th birthday Movie Night screening of Xanadu, the "high camp” roller-boogie classic that changed Machine’s life forever! The 1980 musical fever dream features the late, great pop icon Olivia Newton-John as a Greek muse sent to Earth to inspire a struggling artist...to open a roller disco called Xanadu with dance legend Gene Kelly. Come dressed to excess for our Xanadu-inspired costume contest judged by Machine!

Machine’s suggested attire: “Roller skates, leg warmers, pastel flowing florals, dancer chic, ELO moments, late 70s disco, neon lights, diaphanous electric Greek lewks, LA artist slump, NY artist slump, cowgirl, tiger print, studio 54 castoffs, sequins, barrettes with streamers, Gene Kelley photo bomb moments, or anything else referencing my favorite childhood film..”

Movie Night with Machine is a screening series of five beloved throwback films curated by Machine Dazzle to accompany his solo exhibition, Q***r Maximalism x Machine Dazzle. All released in the late seventies and early eighties, these films delighted the young artist and helped to shape his omnivorous approach to culture. Playful and predictably over-the-top, Movie Night with Machine evenings will include costume contests, a custom-designed step-and-repeat, giveaways, photoshoots, and more! The films will be introduced by Machine and will be followed by talk backs with the artist.

Tap the link below to book your tickets while they last!
https://madmuseum.org/events/movie-night-machine-xanadu

Join Machine Dazzle for a big 50th birthday Movie Night screening of Xanadu, the "high camp” roller-boogie classic that changed Machine’s life forever! The 1980 musical fever dream features the late, great pop icon Olivia Newton-John as a Greek muse sent to Earth to inspire a struggling artist.....

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 exhibition schedule, including the New York debut of visual artist and performer Sh...
12/14/2022

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 exhibition schedule, including the New York debut of visual artist and performer Shary Boyle and the first major museum survey of humor and irreverence in modern and contemporary clay sculpture. Our 2023 exhibitions foreground material innovation in contemporary art and contextualize these advancements with compelling explorations of historical achievements of craft’s pioneers. The full schedule includes the following:

Craft Front & Center Opening February 4 - A multiyear, rotating installation of historic works and new acquisitions from the Museum’s permanent collection, Craft Front & Center highlights the significance of craft from the golden age of the American Craft Movement to the present day.

Generation Paper: Fashion of the 1960s ( March 18–August 27) explores the era’s short-lived phenomenon of paper fashion through more than 80 rare garments, accessories, and textiles crafted from disposable materials. Introduced in 1966 as a marketing scheme by the Scott Paper Company, these fashions combined bold, graphic design with space-age innovations in non-woven textiles.

Funk You Too! Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture (March 18–August 27) brings together over 65 sculptures from the 1960s to the present day in which clay is used as a tool of critique and satire. Including works from Funk Art founder Robert Arneson, Natalia Arbelaez, Howard Kottler, Patti Warashina, Maryam Yousif, and more.

Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me (September 23, 2023–February 25, 2024) Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me reimagines the museum as a collective performance space—strange, subversive, and politically charged. Blurring the line between observer and observed, the multi-sensory, interactive installation encompasses recent paintings, animations, ceramic sculpture, life-sized automatons, two-way mirrors, and coin-operated sculpture, all set to an interactive score.

Tap the link in below to learn more:

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(left) Natalia Arbelaez
Mestizo Arbelaez, 2020
Photo: Chris Stone.

(right)Shary Boyle
Judy (detail), 2021.
Courtesy of the artist and Patel Brown Gallery.
Photo: John Jones.

Special Delivery! Just a reminder, today's the last day to place online orders at The Store at the Museum of Arts and De...
12/13/2022

Special Delivery! Just a reminder, today's the last day to place online orders at The Store at the Museum of Arts and Design to ensure they arrive by Christmas!

And don’t forget: a gift from The Store at MAD is also giving back. Proceeds from your purchases help support the Museum’s exhibitions and education programming. As always, MAD Members enjoy a 10% percent discount!

Tap the link below to browse holiday gift guide :
https://thestore.madmuseum.org/collections/shop-all

Only one more month left to see Chris Schanck: Off-World. Schanck's first solo museum exhibition in New York is an in-de...
12/10/2022

Only one more month left to see Chris Schanck: Off-World. Schanck's first solo museum exhibition in New York is an in-depth look at the artist’s commitment to blurring the boundaries of art and design. Deftly melding innovative material experiments with an expressive yet rigorous refinement of form, Schanck’s elaborately carved, colorfully hued, and lustrous objects are contemporary talismans of stories from the past, present, and future.

Tap the link in the bio to reserve your tickets. Chris Schanck: Off-World closes on January 8.

Only one more month left. to see Chris Schanck: Off-World. Schanck's first solo museum exhibition in New York is an in-depth look at the artist’s commitment to blurring the boundaries of art and design. Deftly melding innovative material experiments with an expressive yet rigorous refinement of form, Schanck’s elaborately carved, colorfully hued, and lustrous objects are contemporary talismans of stories from the past, present, and future.

Tap the link in the bio to reserve your tickets. Chris Schanck: Off-World closes on January 8.
Only one more month left. to see Chris Schanck: Off-World. Schanck's first solo museum exhibition in New York is an in-depth look at the artist’s commitment to blurring the boundaries of art and design. Deftly melding innovative material experiments with an expressive yet rigorous refinement of form, Schanck’s elaborately carved, colorfully hued, and lustrous objects are contemporary talismans of stories from the past, present, and future.

Tap the link below to reserve your tickets. Chris Schanck: Off-World closes on January 8.

https://madmuseum.org/press/releases/museum-arts-and-design-mount-exhibition-detroit-based-artist-chris-schancks
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Installation photography by Jenna Bascom

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The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) champions contemporary makers across creative fields—presenting artists, designers, and artisans who apply the highest level of ingenuity and skill to their work. Since the Museum’s founding in 1956 by philanthropist and visionary Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of making and the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from traditional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, the Museum’s curatorial program builds upon a rich history of exhibitions that emphasize a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, and reveals the workmanship behind the objects and environments that shape our everyday lives. MAD provides an international platform for practitioners who are influencing the direction of cultural production and driving 21st-century innovation, fostering a participatory setting for visitors to have direct encounters with skilled making and compelling works of art and design.


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So upset about my recent experience with the Solar (sp) cubes. On the day I got an e mail offering the cubes I ordered. Foolishly I was going to apply my membership discount. Back and forth e mails. saw my membership expired in March; so rejoined as an Itinerant (?) for $75. Ended up ordering without discount. Fine; Then yesterday got an e mail that my order was cancelled. I have been a member, out of town and now here for many years. Before the virus and before I got to 90 this Feb. I would visit the Museum, taking the train to Penn and then a local to Columbus Circle. So much fun. Many of my craftspeople friends are represented at your store. One, Hitomi Jacobs was also featured prominently one year. But now I have to go outside the Museum to find a replacement. I can't go out shopping so here I am e mailing my favorite Museum.
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We invite you to participate in the virtual contest of the renowned arts group Universo de las Artes Brazil / Argentina.
A catalog will be made with 5 photos of each artist's works, mini biography and all contacts. Great publicity on Social Networks. The artist chooses the theme and style to be presented.
The three winners will have the reproduction of their works exhibited in Brazil at the Ateliê and Galeria de Arte Buana Lima in a physical exhibition entitled to a certificate of participation.
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Hello, I’m taking part in a “Crafting during covid-19” Type of exhibition (called Covidesign) in Copenhagen, Denmark December to April. I’ve done embroidery work of unusual mask wearers. A friend of mine said my work was something your museum would probably enjoy, but there is no email that I can find so I’m posting it here. I don’t know how it all works but I get my work back in April and didn’t know if you would be interested in that type of show come spring?
Spent the pandemic making amazing art?
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