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. On view at Museum of Contemporary Craft, August 28, 2008 – January 4, 2009.
Unattributed Album
Dominic Wilcox, War Bowl (Waterloo), 2022; melted plastic army soldiers; 5.5 × 17.5 inches diameter; Courtesy of Thorsten Van Elten Ltd., London
Livia Marin, Ficciones de un uso, 2004; 2,214 lipsticks; dimensions vary; Collection of the artist
Régis Mayot, Grand Magasin, 2011; carved plastic containers, metal, Plexiglas; 71 x 43 x 9.25 inches; Collection of the artist
Laura Splan, Doilies (HIV), 2004; Edition of 10 + 2 AP, computerized machine embroidery with thread, velvet, wood, Plexiglas; 16.75 x 16.75 x 2.25 inches framed; Collection of the artist.
Manuf®actured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects, Installation view, 2008, Museum of Contemporary Craft
Brian Foulkes
Manuf®actured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects, Installation view, 2008, Museum of Contemporary Craft