People inhabit the middle world and the upper world is inhabited by deities and things that aren't as describable."īut "Stream" in neither architecture or an environment, she said. Snakes and dragons and mythological creatures and animals live in the lower world. The architecture embodies the people's understanding of the lower, the middle and the upper worlds. Batak Toba architecture has red, black and white in it and it's very highly carved and decorated. "I spent time there in 2014, and I was just really immersed in the humidity and the rich colors. My ancestors were Batak Toba and North Sumatra, whose villages are built in and around thick, deep foliage. "The colors echo the natural landscapes of Indonesia, where my ancestors are. I'm inspired by how it goes through extreme heat and fire," said Sormin, a New York City-based artist whose work also has been exhibited at Ferrin Contemporary. "I'm really into the wet changeability of clay. Woven in the mesh of metal and ceramics are video monitors, filled with images and sounds of water, of streams, of dripping water - all on loops. In Linda Sormin's latest work, "Stream," a site-specific installation created for the exhibition, metal poles and scaffolding climb the two-story gallery space, reaching upwards as they intertwine with large ceramic pieces intricately and carefully placed by the artist. These artists are showing a medium in conversations with other materials, other modes of practice."įor many of the artists, the exhibition is allowing them to work in a scale that is new in practice, but not in concept, she said. "But ceramics is no longer siloed into a singular category. "Ceramics has long been undervalued because of its association with the domestic sphere, with women's labor and Indigenous cultures, with many marginalized and non-Western cultures," Cross said. Linda Sormin oversees placement of individual pieces within her installation, "Stream," 2021, part of the new exhibit, "Ceramics in the Expanded Field," opening at Mass MoCA. 16, brings together eight artists who integrate ceramics with other artistic practices, including photography, video, painting and performance. "Ceramics in the Expanded Field," opening Saturday, Oct. Children under 12 who are not vaccinated must be accompanied by a fully vaccinated adult. Photo ID is required for all visitors over 18. 1, physical or digital proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (2 weeks after final dose) is required. Information and tickets: 41, ĬOVID-19 safety protocols: Masking indoors is required, regardless of vaccination status for staff, patrons, tenants and customers over the age of 2 except when eating or drinking in designated areas. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Monday.Īdmission: $20, adults $18 seniors/veterans $12, students with ID, $8, ages 6 to 16. Who: Nicole Cherubini, Armando Guadalupe Cortés, Francesca DiMattio, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Kahlil Robert Irving, Anina Major, Rose B. A new exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art aims to shatter what's left of those barriers. The division between the worlds of craft, decorative and fine arts has been slowly dissolving for the past decade.
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