'slash: paper under the knife' preview

‘peaceable kingdom (evening land)’ by lane twitchell, 2008
collection of marylin and larry field. photo: christopher burge

slash: paper under the knife
museum of arts and design, new york
october 7, 2009 - april 4, 2010

the museum of arts and design will begin a new exhibition next month dedicated to the phenomenon of
cut paper in contemporary art. the exhibition will feature numerous paper based works by 50 international
artists, including 12 site-specific works in the museum. these pieces will be built and installed during the
show giving the publicc a chance to peer into the creative process. while paper has a traditional role as a
surface for art, this exhibt explores artwork that uses paper as a medium in itself. curated by the museum’s
chief curator, david revere mcfadden, ‘slash’ is the third exhibit in MAD’s materials and process series
after previous shows on knitting and embroidery. artists on show include thomas demand, olafur eliasson,
tom friedman, noriko ambe, judy pfaff and chris kenny, among others.

http://www.madmuseum.org


‘the story of art’ by georgia russell, 2006
courtesy of england & co. photo: england & co gallery, london


exhibition view at weekendgallery ‘a space odesey’, by ferry staverman, 2007
collection of the artist; courtesy of bram van gelderen, bauke broersma, and teun renes. photo: ferry staverman


‘grand island’ by chris kenny, 2008
courtesy of england & co. photo: england & co gallery, london


‘your house’ by olafur eliasson, 2006
courtesy of tanya bonakdar gallery


'peaceable kingdom (evening land)' by lane twitchell, 2008
collection of marylin and larry field. photo: christopher burg


‘andreas kocks paperwork #701g (in the beginning)’ by andreas kocks, 2007
photo credit: christoph knoch


‘flat file globe 3a red version’ by noriko ambe, 2007
courtesy of the artist
photo: masahiro noguchi


‘eddy’ by mia pearlman, 2008
photo: jason mandella

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