Current Exhibitions

• Bamboo

  May 27 - September 9, 2018

  

  Bamboo explores the evolution of Japanese bamboo basketry from a purely functional art form into complicated, distinctly Japanese sculptural forms of variable scale. A major selection of historical and contemporary works from the Los Angeles-based Cotsen Collection are central to the exhibition, as well as a large-scale, interactive bamboo installation by Japan-based artist Akio Hizume.
  
  This exhibition is supported by Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, with additional support from the Pasadena Art Alliance and the Cotsen Foundation for Academic Research. 
  

  

  See the press release here.

• Katherine Gray: As Clear as the Experience

  May 27 - September 9, 2018

  

  Los Angeles-based artist Katherine Gray creates conceptual installations of glass that amplify our experience of common glass forms through unusual presentations and dramatic lighting. By exaggerating the physical presence of familiar glass forms, Gray reminds us of the material’s constant presence in our lives and the underlying nostalgia and history often embodied in the domestic glass objects we collect and display. An interactive installation gives visitors an immersive experience of the sights, smells, and sounds of the glass blowing studio.
  
  This exhibition is supported in part by the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass.

  

  See the press release here.