Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, New York
Oct 7 2009 – Apr 04 2010, Open Tue-Sun 11am-6pm (Thu 11am-9pm), www.madmuseum.org
Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world’s renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD’s Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by hand, cut by lasers and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.
Dylan Graham, Carlos Amorales, Béatrice Coron, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman, Mona Hatoum, Lane Twitchell, Kara Walker, Michael Velliquette, Kako Uedo, Rob Ryan, Judy Pfaff, Oliver Herring and Mark Fox among others.