Jiyong Lee's three-dimensional Cubism includes this work entitled Leaf Cuboid (2010).
While the Northwest may be the epicenter for American glass art, and the East Coast a place where it often intersects with the wider contemporary art world, the space between isn’t well-known as a hotbed of new work in glass. But a new exhibition opening Saturday, August 21st, at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art at the University of Southern Indiana, may change those perceptions as it will showcase work by emerging artists Jiyong Lee (pictured above), Carmen Lozar, Amy Rueffert, and Matt Urban.
Each of the featured artists has strong Midwest connections, either through teaching positions (Lee and Lozar are both faculty members of universities), artist in residencies (Rueffert was a 2009 visiting artist at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois), or by geography (Urban is leading a series of weekend workshops at Chicago Hot Glass this fall). The exhibition will kick off with an opening reception on Saturday evening from 4 – 7 PM, and then continue through September 26th, 2010. Entitled “Contemporary Glass,” it will feature flameworked, kiln-cast, and blown and cold-worked glass sculpture.
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New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art 506 Main Street New Harmony, Indiana Tel: 800 231 2168 Email: New Harmony Website: www.newharmony.org