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Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle

Only one week left until the opening of Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle on September 10! Tap the link below to become a MAD member and be our guest for the opening preview extravaganza on September 8! You don't want to miss this night of magic and sparkle. mselves with and through materials. Boldly asserting that "too much" is anything but, Machine Dazzle's explosive maximalismtransforms fantastical surface decoration into joyful statements of queer love, acceptance, and pride that challenge the prejudices of high culture regarding spectacle, extravagance, and bodies that reject traditional gender expectations. Tap the link below to become a MAD member and be our guest for the opening preview extravaganza on September 8! You don't want to miss this night of magic and sparkle. Video produced by: Anita Sheih Featuring the song "Treasure ,"by #MachineDazzle

MAD BALL 2022

Tickets are now on sale for MAD Ball 2022! Taking place at the Museum on November 14, the annual benefit gala will honor artist Jeffrey Gibson and gallerist Cristina Grajales. Join us for open galleries, cocktails, and a celebratory dinner at Robert Restaurant to support MAD. Purchase your tickets today! https://madmuseum.org/events/mad-ball-2022

Textures and Threads - Zoë Buckman

The last featured artist from the Textures and Thread series, Zoë Buckman (@zoebuckman) discusses how her use of hand embroidery on vintage lingerie is used to examine the violent language used to describe women. Visit the #MADMuseum guide on the @bloombergconnects app to hear more from Buckman on the inspiration for her Garmenting installation, her love of vintage, and the role of beauty in her work. This is the final weekend to see Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art before it closes on Sunday, August 14. Tap the link in the below to book your timed tickets. https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/garmenting-costume-contemporary-art ___________ #ZoeBuckman An installation of Zoe Buckman’s embroidered vintage lingerie, 2014-2016 Embroidery on vintage lingerie #GarmentingMAD Textures and Threads is produced by Anita Sheih

Textures and Threads: Mark Newport

The next artist in the Textures and Threads series, Mark Newport, explores power and protection in his larger-than-life knitted superhero costumes currently featured in Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art. The Detroit-based artist has been knitting his superhero costumes since the early 2000s. While some, such as Fantastic Four (Reed Richards) and Big Batman, pay tribute to existing comic book superheroes, others are the artist’s invention. Hung from the wall and absent a ( super-) human body to fill them out, these oversize costumes appear deflated and fragile, in contrast to the might and valiance of the superhero legend. These works, which stemmed from both the artist’s childhood love of superheroes and his adult anxieties about parenthood, represent a fantasy of strength, combating his feelings of helplessness in defending his children against dangers and threats in the world. Visit our guide on the @bloombergconnects app to hear more from Newport. Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art is on view through August 14. Textures and Threads is produced by Anita Sheih.

Texture and Thread

What does “ garmenting” mean and why are artists creating art from clothing? In the series Textures and Thread, Garmenting exhibition artists discuss their use of dress. To engage in complex ideas and generate deeply felt responses to how what we wear expresses and shapes who we are. The first featured artist, Devan Shimoyama discusses how grief, fear, and optimism coexist in his ready-made memorial for Trayvon Martin. Visit our guide on the Bloomberg Connects app to hear more from Shimoyama. Devan Shimoyama February II, 2019 Silk flowers, rhinestones, jewelry, sequins, and embroidered patch on cotton hoodie with steel armature, coated wire, and fishing line

Flower Craft : Emily Thompson

It’s the final weekend to see Flower Craft! Floral artist Emily Thompson Flowers closes out this groundbreaking exhibition which celebrates floral artists investigating all stages of the plant life cycle, from seed to germination to decay, to interpret nature in sculptural form. The exhibition also features a curated selection of vessels in various mediums, complementing the emphasis on the craft and design of flower arrangement from artists including Emily Mullins and Jolie Ngo, as well as a video by interdisciplinary Cauleen Smith. Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets: https://madmuseum.org/exhibitions

Flower Craft: Manu Torres

Only two weekends left to see the Flower Craft exhibition! This weekend we invite you to come and explore the exuberant designs of Portland-based floral artist Manu Torres. Inspired by his family’s big floral-filled celebrations in Mexico during childhood, Torres’ arrangements reflect a sense of opulence and drama. Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets: https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/flower-craft

Flower Craft: Doan Ly

This weekend experience the dreamy designs of multidisciplinary artist Doan Ly in our current exhibition, Flower Craft. Ly’s floral designs incorporate whimsical narratives, 17th-century still life, and quirky everyday objects to create her enthralling aesthetic. Ly’s installation is on view through Sunday, June 12. Each week through June 26, the Flower Craft gallery hosts an evocative installation from a celebrated botanical artist. The final weeks of the exhibition will feature works from Manu Torres (June 14–19) and Emily Thompson (June 21–26). Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets. https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/flower-craft

Enoch Cheng: Handle with Care

Don’t miss Enoch Cheng’s live performance of “Handle with Care” this Thursday, June 9, at 7 pm. The program is a part of a series of live events included in the exhibition Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art. The series features artists who engage critically with fashion and costume through live and video-based performances. The family of the Hong Kong-based artist was involved in the textile industry, and garments are integral to his art, symbolizing how individuals interact with the cultures in which they live. In a lecture-performance commissioned for the exhibition and taking place in the gallery, Cheng will address the history of how garments have been made, how the various textures of garments contribute to the senses of the wearer, and how the functionality of garments allows or restricts movement. These subjects will be “performed” through the construction and deconstruction of multiple custom-made garments. Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art is the first global survey to examine the use of clothing as a medium of visual art. By either making or altering clothing for expressive purposes, the 35 international artists in the exhibition create garments, sculpture, installation, and performance art that transforms dress into a critical tool for exploring issues of subjectivity, identity, and difference. Reserve your ticket while they last! https://madmuseum.org/events/enoch-cheng-handle-care ______ #EnochCheng Handle with Care, 2022. Courtesy the artist #GarmetningMAD

Visit MAD this weekend and explore the imagined world of Lutfi Janania on view in Flower Craft through this Sunday, June 5! Each week through June 26, the Flower Craft gallery is hosting an evocative installation from a celebrated botanical artist. Upcoming featured artists include Doan Ly (June 7–12), Manu Torres (June 14–19), and Emily Thompson (June 21–26). Tap the link below to reserve your timed tickets. https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/flower-craft

Flower Craft: Noritaka Noda

Visit MAD this weekend and experience Noritaka Noda’s Ikebana-inspired Flower Craft installation before it closes this Sunday, May 29. And be sure to return for the remaining weeks of the Flower Craft exhibition featuring the work of Lutfi Janania (May 31–June 5), Doan Ly (June 7–12), Manu Torres (June 14–19), and Emily Thompson (June 21–26). Tap the link in the bio to reserve your timed tickets. Flower Craft runs through June 26.

MAD Artist Studios residences - Apply Now!

It’s the final week to apply for the Aug 2022–Feb 2023 and Feb–Aug 2023 MAD Artist Studios residences! Located on the sixth floor of the Museum and open to the public, the Artist Studios at MAD is a community engagement and professional development program for contemporary artists and designers. The first program of its kind, the Artist Studios opportunity is designed to encourage visitors to meet artists-in-residence as they expand their creative practice while working on-site at MAD. Three artists (two Daily Residents and one Artist Fellow) are selected per six-month session, for which they receive access to studio space in the Museum and a stipend. Visitors are welcome to visit MAD’s Artist Studios three days each week to view works in progress and converse with the artists and designers. All interested candidates must complete and submit their applications by Tue, May 31, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST. Tap the link below to learn more. https://madmuseum.org/artist-studios

Kristen Alpaugh: The Good Trip

See how this week’s Flower Craft artist Kristen Alpaugh brought her fantastical, color-filled installation, The Good Trip, to life here at MAD. Be sure to catch Alpaugh’s installation before it closes this Sunday, May 22. But don’t despair! The flowers aren’t going anywhere! Each week through June 26, a celebrated botanical artist will fill the Flower Craft gallery with evocative arrangements or installations. Purchase a Flower Craft Power Pass today for $45 (a $108 value) to experience all six weeks of the exhibition. FLOWER CRAFT ARTISTS AND SCHEDULES Kristen Alpaugh On view through May 22 Noritaka Noda On view May 24–29 Lutfi Janania On view May 31–June 5 Doan Ly On view June 7–12 Manu Torres On view June 14–19 Emily Thompson On view June 21–26 Learn more: https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/flower-craft

Making at MAD About Jewelry 2022!

During this week’s MAD About Jewelry, not only are you able to purchase jewelry, but you can watch jewelry making in action! We invite you to join several makers in the MAD lobby as they demonstrate how they create their unique and innovative designs. MAD About Jewelry has always been known for its wide breadth of materials, and this variety of processes and techniques is evident among the lobby makers as well. The featured makers include: Jessica Thompson-Lee is demonstrating how she creates her porcelain jewelry using a playful technique in which she "draws" with a liquified clay. Dina Rudeen is hand-sanding and painting elements in her sculptural earrings made from reclaimed wood, incorporating a design sensibility of both midcentury modernism and multicultural motifs. And co-creators Ian Henderson and Sue-Yee Leung are revealing the making and formation of the multiple layers in their biomorphic, deceptively soft, touchable line of rubber jewelry inspired by the growth patterns of flora and fauna. Tap the link below to review the demo hours and purchase your tickets. https://madmuseum.org/jewelry/mad-about-jewelry-2022

Lexy Ho-Tai: Monster Play Workshop - Sat, Apr 23 / 10:30 am

This Saturday, April 23, from 10:30 am–12 pm, join Lexy Ho-Tai for an intergenerational workshop all about monsters, inspired by the multidisciplinary artist’s Kookerville Project, currently on view in the exhibition Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art. Ho-Tai and MAD's Teen Council will guide participants in creating and embodying monsters using upcycled materials, sound, and movement. Feel free to bring old clothes and recyclables to transform! Lexy Ho-Tai: Monster Play is part of a series of live performances and workshops for intergenerational audiences involving artists whose work is featured in the exhibition. There are a limited number of tickets available for this workshop. Tap the link below to reserve yours now! https://madmuseum.org/events/lexy-ho-tai-monster-play Lexi Ho-Tai The Kookers, 2018 Video: Olivia Peters Courtesy the artist #GarmentingMAD

Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art

A visit to the Museum of Arts and Design for “Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art.” The exhibition shows how clothing can be transformed into sculpture, installation and even performance art. On view through August 14. [VID: Alexandra Schwartz, Guest Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, discusses the exhibition, "Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art." Transcript: My name is Alexandra Schwartz, and I'm a guest curator here at the Museum of Arts and Design. “Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art” is the first global survey of artists who are using garments as a medium. So what we mean by that is that they are making or altering garments for expressive purposes. They are creating installations, sculpture, as well as performances that look at costume and fashion with a critical eye. There are 35 international artists in the show from well-established names to emerging voices.] #GarmentingMAD #MADMuseum #MuseumOfArtsAndDesign #NYCArts #Museum #Manhattan #NYC #Garmenting #Costume #Clothing #JeffreyGibson #NickCave #LouiseBourgeois MAD | Museum of Arts and Design Thirteen WNET New York

Chris Schanck: Off-World

Over the last decade, Chris Schanck has emerged as a leading figure in the design world. Schanck established his independent Detroit studio in 2011, preferring to work outside of the conventional coastal markets of the furniture industry. His studio crafts labor intensive, bespoke furniture and furnishings—from chairs and tables to case goods and lamps. 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 contribute to the studio's collective practice. Come explore Chris Schanck: Off-World to see how the artist has brought his otherworldly fusion of sculpture and furniture to life. Tap the link below to reserve timed tickets. https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/chris-schanck-world Video by Studio Oiseau

2022 Excellence in Design Award for Story Makers

MAD is thrilled to be awarded the Museum Association of New York 2022 Excellence in Design Award for Story Makers: Burke Prize 2021, our online interactive exhibition which highlighted the finalists and winner of the 2021 Burke Prize, honoring excellence in contemporary craft. The Excellence in Design Award celebrates an exhibition produced by a cultural institution that articulates content through engaging design and creates a satisfying visitor experience. A huge thank you to our agency partners at Godfrey Dadich Partners who helped us develop an innovative and engaging experience to celebrate the narratives of exceptional artists pushing the boundaries of contemporary craft today. https://nysmuseums.org/MANYnews/12668439

MAD About Jewelry, returns April 27 – 30!

The ultimate contemporary jewelry pop-up, MAD About Jewelry, returns April 27 – 30! Don’t miss MAD’s annual benefit sale of contemporary jewelry featuring designs from more than 40 emerging and acclaimed international jewelry artists. MAD About Jewelry has become known as the ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary, artist-made jewelry, where collectors and jewelry enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to meet and acquire pieces from some of the most innovative creators in the field. Before the sale, the Opening Benefit Preview on April 26 will honor Art Jewelry Forum. Proceeds from MAD About Jewelry will benefit participating artists and support the museum’s educational programs. Tap the link below to learn more about this year’s group of exciting and innovative artists. https://madmuseum.org/jewelry/mad-about-jewelry-2022 Featured artists include Rebecca Hannon, Anna Porcu, Arantza Berenguer, Agneta Bugyte, Eunseok Han, and Aric Verrastro.

Reparation

Burke Prize 2021 artist Ilana Harris-Babou uses humor to critique aspirations associated with the American dream. She puts a satirical spin on popular media, from online beauty tutorials to home renovation shows, to uncover uncomfortable truths about society and its values. Through video, sculpture, and installation, her work forces viewers to reflect on contemporary life from new angles and confront questions about history, race, and privilege. Harris-Babou's 2018 project, Reparation Hardware, a play on the name of a high-end furniture company, takes on the popular home improvement show format by envisioning a collection of home furnishings for recently freed Black American slaves. While humorous, this faux advertisement reflects on the lack of reparations for the Black community after liberation and criticizes the blasé attitude many people have around this subject. Visit our online exhibition Story Makers: Burke Prize 2021 to learn more from Harris-Babou about her practice and inspiration. https://madmuseum.org/burke-prize-2021/ilana-harris-babou #blackhistorymonth _______ Ilana Harris-Babou Reparation Hardware, 2018 HD video, 4:05 min. Courtesy Ilana Harris-Babou

MAD Museum mourns the passing of André Leon Talley, whose courage, determination, and brilliance was an inspiration to all. A year ago today, MAD welcomed Talley and Ford Foundation president Darren Walker for a discussion of Talley’s memoir, The Chiffon Trenches, in which the long-time friends spoke forthrightly on issues of race, representation, and power in the fashion world, a creative sector deeply shaped by hierarchies and boundaries designed to exclude. Talley elevated fashion as an art form and championed style as a material expression of identity and agency, desire, and power. Walker, whose leadership on race, equity, and inclusion both within and outside of the art world is unparalleled, was the ideal interlocutor for the evening’s honest conversation and joyful celebration of Talley’s extraordinary life. A video of the evening’s conversation is available online. Link below. https://madmuseum.org/events/andre-leon-talley-and-darren-walker #andreleontally #yvessaintlaurent

Can’t make it to experience Homosilica: Glass is Gay with @graciewhiteside in person tonight?! Tune in to @jessic11_ on Instagram Live at 6 pm ET and watch the program in full! Homosilica is Grace Whiteside’s experimental theatre piece that investigates the fluidity of glass through the lens of queer identity. Using footage of a hot-glass performance that references the popular TV series How It’s Made alongside an on-stage narration in the style of BBC broadcaster David Attenborough, Homosilica will showcase the nonbinary properties of glass and its capacity to represent the gender spectrum. Homosilica is an ongoing project and the culminating event of the Museum’s Glass in Flux series exploring the interdisciplinary practices in contemporary glass. #madmuseum

Sebastian Erraz's Amethyst Smoke Digital Diamond is the first NFT to enter the MADcollection!

MAD is excited to announce that Sebastian Erraz's Amethyst Smoke Digital Diamond is the first NFT and first virtual/digital "object" to enter the MADcollection! Christian Larsen, MAD's Windgate Research Curator, said about the acquisition: "This is a bold and very appropriate first virtual step for several reasons: the prescience of this NFT's economic and social critique; its pioneering conceptual approach to the new NFT art form; and its ingenious function to conceptually draw the parallel between three artificial and arbitrary markets that have profound real-world, physical impact—art, cryptocurrency, and diamonds. The latter market directly impacts jewelry, one of the major collecting categories of the Museum. Ever the provocateur, the New York-based Chilean artist Errazuriz has taken on the phenomenon of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a way of critiquing industrial economies involving one of Earth's most valuable raw materials: diamonds. In the artist's words, "Diamonds are not scarce or intrinsically valuable. Diamonds are a societal construction of value…I believe digital diamonds will be more valuable than regular diamonds." Errazuriz has "minted" 100 different diamonds, a virtual process of growing diamonds akin to growing synthetic diamonds. He has set the value of his diamonds to the market for physical diamonds: bids start at 1 Ethereum per 1.0 carat. His diamonds have the potential to grow in size in direct relation to the number of bids and transactions for each diamond, which adds blocks to the blockchain, the unique signature of the NFT that guarantees the diamond's authenticity and value. This self-referential "growth" reminds us of the actual cost of operating and preserving blockchain servers, the subject of much ecological concern. Errazuriz's foray into the NFT digital art market in effect critiques the physical and material ramifications of the diamond, cryptocurrency, and art industries." Visit nftdiamonds.co to learn more about Errazuri

MAD ABOUT JEWELRY 2021

MAD About Jewelry 2021 kicks off tomorrow with a special Opening Benefit Preview. Collectors, connoisseurs, and all who share an interest in the interplay of art and design are invited to a festive first look at this year’s show! Don’t miss the opportunity to talk to and acquire pieces from some of the most innovative creators in the field. Tap the link in the bio to learn more. And remember, the free public shopping days run from Dec 7 – 11. This is a shopping experience like no other, all the artists will be on site so visitors can learn about the inspiration, technique, and process behind these exceptional pieces. Timed tickets are available and encouraged. Reserve yours now! _____ 2021 artists and designers include: Elizabeth Garvin Youngeun Han Danielle Gori-Montanelli Patricia Madeja Susanne Henry Jocelyn Desisto

MAD About Jewelry Holiday Celebration - December 6 -11

Hey jewelry lovers! MAD About Jewelry, the ultimate contemporary jewelry pop-up, returns in person for a special holiday celebration December 6 – 11! This edition of MAD About Jewelry will feature designs from more than 40 emerging and acclaimed US-based jewelry artists. The ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary artist-made jewelry, MAD About Jewelry offers collectors and jewelry enthusiasts the rare opportunity to meet and acquire pieces from some of the most innovative creators in the field. MAD About Jewelry is in keeping with the Museum’s long-standing commitment to present Jewelry as an art form. Did you know MAD is the only American museum to possess a gallery dedicated to displaying both special jewelry exhibitions and its own collection of contemporary and modern studio and art jewelry? Proceeds from MAD About Jewelry will benefit participating artists and support the museum’s educational programs. Tap the link below to learn more about this year’s group of exciting and innovative artists. https://madmuseum.org/jewelry/mad-about-jewelry-2021

#TheParkNeedsUs! Help us support our friends at Central Park!

As neighbors of Central Park, we love having this sanctuary and vital public space accessible to all. As much as we need the Park, #TheParkNeedsUs too, its community, to ensure that lawns and trees are healthy, flowers bloom, wildlife habitats thrive, and New Yorkers have a place for rest and renewal. The Park has some ideas about how you can help! Listen closely and get involved: https://bit.ly/3CwMlYx

MAD Mood @MADBall2021

It's a MAD Mood. Still in our #MADBAll2021 glow ! 🤩🤩 _____ Image Cheryl Rriley, Beau McCall, Souleo

MAD BALL 2021 - TONIGHT!

🚨Last Chance to get your MAD Ball tickets! Join us TONIGHT for MAD’s 65th Birthday Celebration🎉. Mix and mingle with curators and artists while you enjoy the art on view and sip specialty cocktails in our Luminaries Lounge made possible by Fendi. Then, take a front row seat for a glamorous musical performance from our evening’s host, Machine Dazzle, at a gala dinner honoring William Sofield. Don’t miss the excitement! Get your ticket before they’re all gone! https://madmuseum.org/events/mad-ball-2021 Due to tonight's festivities, the Museum will close at 4 pm today. We will reopen tomorrow at 10 am.

MAD Ball 2021 Hosted by Machine Dazzle!

We are counting down the hours until tomorrow’s MAD Ball 2021! This year MAD Ball will be hosted by the outrageous, genre-defying Machine Dazzle! We are also excited to announce that Machine will have his first solo exhibition at MAD in 2022. Hailed by @newyorkermag as a “true theatrical genius,” tomorrow night, Machine will be mixing and mingling in the galleries, kicking up his heels in the Luminaries Lounge, and sharing an exclusive musical performance for guests at the MAD Ball gala dinner. There are only a few tickets still available. Don’t miss the extravagance! Tickets: https://madmuseum.org/events/mad-ball-2021 And for those true Machine-fanatics, don’t miss your chance to bid on a night of fun and fashion in Studio at MAD in the MAD Ball Benefit Auction powered by @Artsy. You’ll have the opportunity to dress up in his amazing costumes, enjoy a drink or two and sneak preview of items that will be featured in the upcoming exhibition. Bid now: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/machine-dazzle-cocktails-and-dress-up-with-machine-dazzle