Catalog of an exhibition held at Le Stanze del Vetro and at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy, September 6, 2020-January 10, 2021. Errata slip inserted Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-364) and index.
Contents:
The discovery of America / Pasquale Gagliardi -- Thoughts on Venini / Laura de Santillana -- Pollination and transformation: the Venetian impact on American studio glass / Tina Oldknow -- The Americans: a Venetian tradition / William Warmus -- Chihuly over Venice: Dale Chihuly's homage to the city of Venice / Tina Oldknow and William Warmus -- A studio in the Serenissima: Americans visit Murano / Howard J. Lockwood -- Dreams of Venice: methodologies in 21st-century American studio glass / Kim Harty -- Murano elsewhere / Rosa Barovier Mentasti -- Circles of influence: a visual history of Venice and American studio glass. American pioneers ; American innovators ; Dale Chihuly and his circle ; Lino Tagliapietra and his circle ; Pino Signoretto and his circle ; Engaging the vessel ; Goblets ; Inventing the 21st century / Tina Oldknow and William Warmus -- List of works -- Lieberman chalks / Walter Lieberman -- Selected general bibliography and artists' bibliographies / Beth Hylen.
Summary:
"Gathering 155 outstanding glass vessels, sculptures and installations created by 60 American and Venetian artists, this exhibition is the first to closely examine the influences of traditional Venetian glass-working techniques, as well as the Venetian aesthetic, on American studio glass made from the 1960s to the present. On show in the Carnelutti Hall of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini there is the monumental installation by Dale Chihuly, Laguna Murano Chandelier, created in 1996 on Murano with the Venetian masters Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto. The chandelier is made up of five components and incorporates sculptural elements evoking the Venetian lagoon. "Venice and American Studio Glass" demonstrates the powerful, enduring and versatile legacy of Venetian glassmaking in America by exploring the impact of Venice on contemporary American art in glass."--Le Stanze del vetro WWW site, viewed October 17, 2020.
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