Micaëla Contemporary Projects

Review: Playing with Fire at the Oakland Museum

2013-03-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

Glass is so gloriously seductive that it’s easy to relegate it to the status of mere “crafts” medium—as ceramics and photography once were. In 1962, the Toledo Museum of Art hosted workshops by...

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Today's Downtown Gallery: A guide to Public Art in San Francisco

2012-12-16T23:55:00.000-08:00

The San Francisco Planning Department oversees an art fund dedicated to the acquisition of public art for the City of San Francisco. Attached is a copy of the San Francisco Planning Department's...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2012-11-21T10:31:00.002-08:00

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Marvin Lipofsky | A Journey in Glass: at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-11-02T23:28:00.002-07:00

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Playing with Fire: Artists of the California Studio Glass Movement at the Oakland Museum

2012-10-26T08:02:00.000-07:00

Playing with Fire: Artists of the California Studio Glass Movement October 26, 2012–March 24, 2013 OMCA is one of more than 120 museums nationwide to mark the 50th anniversary of the studio...

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Today: Susan Longini at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-10-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

Caithness Neighbors. 2011. Kilncast pâte de verre, metal frame, 35 x 41 x 1.5 in. Collection of the artist. Photo credit: Keay EdwardsSusan Longini (b. 1947). BFA University of Michigan, 1969....

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Goodbye, tradition! Goodbye, SOFA NYC ...

2012-10-22T06:10:00.000-07:00

Last week, the digital version of Art in America magazine published an article about the demise of SOFA NYC (the Sculpture Object and Functional Art Fair in New York City), quoting the fair's...

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Marvin Lipofsky on panel at SOFA Chicago

2012-10-21T10:48:00.000-07:00

Marvin LipofskyIn honor of the 50th anniversary of American studio glass, Marvin Lipofsky is invited by the Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass (AACG) to participate in a panel of artists discussing...

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Today: Oben Abright at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-10-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Projections in Tun Yee. 2010. Mold blown glass, cement, video (7:00), custom electronics, oil paint. 26.5 x 25 x 14 in. Collection of the artistOben Abright (b. 1980). California College of the Arts,...

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50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement

2012-10-15T14:10:00.000-07:00

The American Studio Glass Movement begins with the story of Harvey Littleton, ceramicist turned glass sculptor (credited as the “Father of the American Studio Glass Movement” for the 1962...

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Today: Cassandra Straubing at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-10-10T21:42:00.000-07:00

He kissed his wife and kids good-bye and hitched a ride to Lodi; to work the fields at the peak of the summer’s heat, in hopes for an early harvest of the fall. 2012. Cast glass, found object....

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Today: Mary Bayard White at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-09-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

Living on Fault Lines and Pacific Currents. 2005. Found glass, steel, 67.5 x 24 x 20 in. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Evans and John Wyro in honor of Mary Bayard White....

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Today: Pamina Traylor at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-09-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

Exhale. 2011. Blown glass, oil paint, steel, silicone, 24 x 16 x 3.5 in. Collection of the artist. Photo credit: Hans Jurgen BergmannPamina Traylor (b. 1964). BA Bryn Mawr College, 1987. MFA...

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CBS News: The Art and History of Studio Glass-Making

2012-09-10T07:28:00.000-07:00

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Today: Randy Strong at the Oakland Museum of California

2012-08-14T11:21:00.000-07:00

Blue Orchid. 2011. Blown, assembled glass, 25.5 x 12 x 10.5 in. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of the artist in memory of Katherine Grubb. Photo credit: Benjamin BlackwellRandy...

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Today: Donata Benker. Kuchenzelt, 2011.

2012-08-10T16:09:00.002-07:00

Donata Benker. Kuchenzelt, 2011. Acrylic, oil, lacquer on canvas.

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The World's Best Art Collections: Top 3

2012-08-09T09:29:00.002-07:00

The top three corporate collections are owned by UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Progressive Insurance. David Schnell. Cirrus, 2007. Acrylic, oil on linen. 170 x 300 cm. Image courtesy...

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Today: Weston Lambert. The Cost of Materials (IV)

2012-08-08T08:37:00.002-07:00

Weston Lambert. The Cost of Materials (IV), 2010. 11 x 2 x 6 in. (with stand). Glass, petrified wood, metal stand.

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The Painting Factory at MOCA

2012-08-05T10:42:00.000-07:00

There's a lot going on, politically, it seems, at the MOCA lately. So, I wandered into the downtown galleries to check it out. Do their politics got in the way of art? Coinciding with Andy Warhol's...

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Today's News: Taliaferro Jones

2012-07-19T09:52:00.004-07:00

Taliaferro Jones. Nimbus, 2006. Kiln cast lead glass.Today's News: Taliaferro Jones shows in an exhibition curated by Melanie Egan for the Harbourfront Centre's Summer Exhibitions, "Material Wealth:...

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Peter Foucault working with Chris Treggiari brings MAP to Seattle, WA

2012-07-17T19:32:00.003-07:00

Artist, Peter Foucault, first presented the idea of his Mobile Arts Platform (MAP) to us in 2007. Using a vintage retrofitted 1963 Ford Falcon van, Foucault's MAP introduced, and in some cases,...

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Who is Mark Abildgaard?

2012-07-13T10:58:00.002-07:00

We wrote about glass sculptor, Mark Abildgaard, a few years ago when he joined us for a group exhibition, COLD+HOT 2008. And although we forged separate professional paths, his strong link with the...

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Glass love

2012-07-13T08:42:00.000-07:00

Glass sculpture is the unquestionable "rock star" of the world of sculpture. The artists retain a defiant, bad boy quality, supported by a following of well-heeled and adoring collectors. We remain...

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Artists we love showing at the Oakland Museum

2012-07-11T10:22:00.001-07:00

It has been, shamefully, quite some time since our last post here. Our only explanation is that our work surprisingly took over to such an extent that we inexplicably shifted away from our love of...

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50th Anniversary of American Studio Glass

2012-03-02T10:50:00.000-08:00

This year, 2012, is a marker for the 50th anniversary of the development of studio art glass in America. More than 150 museums, galleries, universities and art organizations throughout the...

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