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2020 R & Company Logo Home Visit About Objects Events With Our Hands Features Shop R & Company Logo Home Visit About Objects Events With Our Hands Features Shop Scroll ABOUT R & Company Presents 2020 - A Landmark Exhibition Reframing the History, Present, and Future of Handmade American Arts Opening Tuesday, February 16th and running through September 2021 Objects: USA 2020 surveys American handmade arts through a curated selection of 100 artists, including 50 of the most impactful contemporary makers working today and 50 historical artists, whose work viewed together is a testament to the diverse, pluralistic, and hybrid state of handmade objects in American culture today. Curated by Glenn Adamson, James Zemaitis, Abby Bangser, and Evan Snyderman. LEARN MORE THE PUBLICATION Objects: USA 2020 hails a new generation of artist-craftspeople by revisiting a groundbreaking event that redefined and elevated American craft. Complementing and expanding the Objects: USA 2020 exhibition, this publication revisits the history of Objects: USA and its accompanying catalog—which has become a bible of sorts to curators, gallerists, dealers, craftspeople, artists, and auction houses. Featuring essays by some of the foremost authorities on craft, including Glenn Adamson (curator and former director of the Museum of Arts & Design), James Zemaitis (director of Museum Relations at R & Company), and Lena Vigna (curator of exhibitions at the Racine Art Museum), an interview with Paul J. Smith (cocurator of Objects: USA ), archival photographs of the original exhibition and of important historical works, and lush full-color images of contemporary works, Objects: USA 2020 is an essential art historical reference that traces how craft was elevated to the status of museum-quality art, and sets its trajectory forward. Objects: USA 2020 Published by R & Company and The Monacelli Press ISBN 9781580935739 PURCHASE VISIT TAKE THE VIRTUAL TOUR OBJECTS Featured Tanya Aguiñiga Ebitenyefa Baralaye Thomas Barger J. B. Blunk Art Carpenter Wendell Castle Liz Collins Amber Cowan Wharton Esherick Arline Fisch Rogan Gregory Maija Grotell The Haas Brothers Sheila Hicks Cody Hoyt Ka Kwong Hui Serban Ionescu L. Brent Kington Christopher Kurtz Doyle Lane Joyce Lin Marvin Lipofsky Nancy Lorenz Roberto Lugo Sam Maloof Richard Marquis Luam Melake Jiha Moon VIEW ALL OBJECTS ARTISTS CONTEMPORARY Tanya Aguiniga Daniel Arsham Ebitenyefa Baralaye Thomas Barger Dana Barnes Sharif Bey Ashwini Bhat Nicole Cherubini Liz Collins Amber Cowan Jes Fan Green River Project LLC Rogan Gregory The Haas Brothers Marie Hermann Cody Hoyt Serban Ionescu Doug Johnston Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson Misha Kahn Christopher Kurtz Steven Young Lee Joyce Lin Nancy Lorenz Roberto Lugo Tiff Massey Jiha Moon Luam Melake Jaydan Moore Kiva Motnyk William J. O’Brien Jay Sae Jung Oh Shin Okuda (WAKA WAKA) Woody De Othello Jovencio de la Paz Monique Péan Jill Platner Sarah Perkins Rowland Ricketts Anders Ruhwald Pamela Sabroso and Alison Siegel Adam Silverman John Souter Katie Stout Adejoke Tugbiyele Anna Von Mertens Jesse Wine David Wiseman Thaddeus Wolfe Jeff Zimmerman HISTORICAL Anni Albers Robert Arneson J. B. Blunk Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wendell Castle Claude Conover Fritz Dreisbach Ruth Duckworth Wharton Esherick Arline Fisch Maija Grotell Trude Guermonprez Sheila Hicks Ka Kwong Hui Paul Hultberg Jun Kaneko L. Brent Kington Howard Kottler Doyle Lane Marvin Lipofsky Harvey Littleton Charles Loloma Sam Maloof Richard Marquis John Mason James Melchert John Paul Miller Ron Nagle George Nakashima Gertrud and Otto Natzler Marilyn Pappas Michele Oka Doner Svetozar and Ruth Clark Radakovich Lee Rohde Ed Rossbach June Schwarcz Kay Sekimachi Richard Shaw Tommy Simpson Art Smith Rudolf Staffel Budd Stalnaker Thomas Stearns Toshiko Takaezu Lenore Tawney Robert Turner Daniel Loomis Valenza Peter Voulkos Marguerite Wildenhain J. Fred Woell EVENTS PAST EVENTS Featured Jun 22 Jun 22, 2021 With These Queer Hands Jun 22, 2021 R & Company and GAYLETTER present WITH THESE QUEER HANDS: Object Making Today, a Zoom Talk with artists Jovencio de la Paz, Liz Collins, and Thomas Barger, moderated by Tyler Akers, Arts Editor of GAYLETTER. Jun 22, 2021 Jun 3 Jun 3, 2021 CraftNOW with Anna Von Mertens and Jaydan Moore Jun 3, 2021 CraftNOW invites R & Company to present Objects: USA 2020. Hosted by Evan Snyderman, this program will include interviews with artists Anna Von Mertens and Jaydan Moore. Jun 3, 2021 Jun 2 Jun 2, 2021 Collecting American Studio Craft Jun 2, 2021 This panel discussion will explore the legacy of this seminal show and current state of the collectible design market. Jun 2, 2021 May 5 May 5, 2021 A Conversation with Tanya Aguiñiga, Katie Stout and Michelle Millar Fisher May 5, 2021 Join artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Katie Stout in conversation with Michelle Millar Fisher, Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. How are the extremely personal and unique aesthetics of these two contemporary makers shaped? May 5, 2021 Apr 30 Apr 30, 2021 Significant Others Apr 30, 2021 Join ceramicists Marie Herwald Hermann and Anders Herwald Ruhwald in conversation with Shelley Selim, Curator of Design and Decorative Arts at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Hermann and Ruhwald will talk about their latest projects as well as their partnership in work and life. Apr 30, 2021 Apr 25 Apr 25, 2021 AAPI Representation in American Studio Craft Apr 25, 2021 R & Company and Design Miami invite you to watch Aric Chen in conversation with Joyce Lin, Jiha Moon, and Shin Okuda discussing AAPI Representation in American Studio Craft. Apr 25, 2021 Mar 31 Mar 31, 2021 Identity and the Handmade Mar 31, 2021 R & Company and the Female Design Council invite you to join a conversation with Ashwini Bhat, Amber Cowan, and Luam Melake moderated by Lora Appleton, founder of the Female Design Council, highlighting the acclaimed practices of three award-winning artists shaping the collectible design landscape today. Mar 31, 2021 Mar 3 Mar 3, 2021 The life and work of Daniel Loomis Valenza Mar 3, 2021 Join us for a Zoom conversation about the life and work of Daniel Loomis Valenza on March 3 at 12:00 PM (EST). The event will be hosted by the University of New Hampshire Museum of Art in conjunction with their current exhibition, Daniel Loomis Valenza: Designer, Craftsman, Artist.” Mar 3, 2021 Feb 25 Feb 25, 2021 Bright Glazes, Black Art: A Conversation on Doyle Lane Feb 25, 2021 Join LACMA Associate Curator Staci Steinberger, artist and gallerist Dale Brockman Davis, and James Zemaitis from R & Company for a conversation on the life and work of Doyle Lane whose work is featured in R & Company’s exhibition Objects: USA 2020. Feb 25, 2021 Feb 17 Feb 17, 2021 In the MAD Loupe: Monique Péan and Glenn Adamson Feb 17, 2021 Pull up a virtual chair and join associate curator Barbara Paris Gifford as she welcomes artist Monique Péan and author, curator, and art historian Glenn Adamson. In the MAD Loupe spotlights seminal contemporary jewelry artists, and this one is no exception. Feb 17, 2021 View our Full Calendar WITH OUR HANDS WITH OUR HANDS invites you to join the movement that celebrates the remarkable power of American makers today. Makers across the country are creating work that inspires, heals, and unites. WITH OUR HANDS aims to SPOTLIGHT this rich community DEEPEN the dialogue about object-making, HEAL through the handmade arts, And ENRICH the cultural fabric of America. We want to show the world what our makers have to offer. The ask is simple: submit a 15-second video of your hands in-action with the objects you make. Carving, embroidering, blowing, joining, whatever it is you do, show your passion and tell us your vision. We hope that you’ll discover and connect with others, sharing their stories and catalyzing this maker’s movement . CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE Follow our Instagram for updates at @objects_usa View fullsize View fullsize...