Manuf®actured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects

Guest curated by former ID Magazine editor Steven Skov Holt and art historian Mara Holt Skov, Manuf®actured explores how artists and designers are using labor-intensive craft practices to craft new work from mass-produced objects and materials. Taking manufactured products apart and reconfiguring them in ways never previously seen, the artists in this exhibition are creating a new category of objects that operate between art, craft and design. With works as diverse as Cat Chow’s Bonded, a dress made from one continuous zipper and Jason Rogenes’ towers crafted from polystyrene, Manuf®actured examines issues such as overabundance, appropriation, reuse, and the relationship between the uniquely handmade and the uniformly mass-produced. A catalog published by Chronicle Books accompanies the exhibition. RELATED PROGRAMMING MEMBER EVENT Member Preview Reception Wednesday, September 17, 6:30-8:30 PM Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 10 to: 503.223.2654 x6 or [email protected] LECTURE CraftPerspectives – Manuf®actured: From Readymade to AlreadyMade Thursday, September 18, 6:30 PM FAMILY DISCOVERY SUNDAY Hot Off the Press Sunday, September 28, 1–4 PM FAMILY DISCOVERY SUNDAY Binding the Unbreakable with Sonya Clark Sunday, October 12, 1–4 PM ADULT WORKSHOP Cat Chow Saturday, November 8, 1–4 PM EXHIBITION TOUR Educator Eye Tour Tuesday, November 18, noon Museum of Contemporary Craft