Sarah Zapata, ‘A little domestic waste IV,’ 2017. Natural and synthetic fiber, hand-woven fabric, steel, cement, and coiled rope. Image courtesy of MAD
NEW YORK – An ongoing exhibition of the Museum of Arts and Design’s (MAD) growing permanent collection of more than 3,500 objects, Craft Front & Center will feature a fresh installation of more than 60 historic works and new acquisitions dating from the golden age of the American Craft movement to the present day. Organized into themes of material transformation, dismantling hierarchies, contemplation, identity and sustainability, the exhibition illuminates how the expansive field of craft has broadened definitions of art. Craft Front & Center opens on February 4.