
Ground/work 2025
Glenn Adamson(Editor)
Yale University Press
Will be published approx. on 25. November 2025
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-0-300-28416-4 (ISBN)
Description
A showcase of sculptural works by contemporary artists from around the world
In 2020, the Clark Art Institute opened Ground/Work, an exhibition of monumental sculptures by six women artists that were situated poetically in the bucolic Massachusetts landscape around the museum. Ground/Work 2025 reprises the premise, this time featuring commissioned works with a focus on global conceptions of craft: the means by which artists transform the world around them. Each of the six participating artists-Laura Ellen Bacon (b. 1976), Aboubakar Fofana (b. 1967), Hugh Hayden (b. 1983), Milena Naef (b. 1990), Javier Senosiain (b. 1948), and Yo Akiyama (b. 1953)-exemplifies the way that artisanal traditions can be reinvented, generating contemporary form and meaning. Their works employ a range of materials, including clay, willow, mosaic, stone, wood, and indigo dyeing.
This handsome volume documents the exhibition, providing an in-depth look into the stories of the artworks' creation. Four of the book's essays are reflective texts on the Clark's campus at different times of day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night, enlivened with beautiful photography of each object in the exhibition at these same times of day. Additionally, the book explores larger conversations around craft and making.
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
Exhibition Schedule:
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
(June 28, 2025-October 12, 2026)
In 2020, the Clark Art Institute opened Ground/Work, an exhibition of monumental sculptures by six women artists that were situated poetically in the bucolic Massachusetts landscape around the museum. Ground/Work 2025 reprises the premise, this time featuring commissioned works with a focus on global conceptions of craft: the means by which artists transform the world around them. Each of the six participating artists-Laura Ellen Bacon (b. 1976), Aboubakar Fofana (b. 1967), Hugh Hayden (b. 1983), Milena Naef (b. 1990), Javier Senosiain (b. 1948), and Yo Akiyama (b. 1953)-exemplifies the way that artisanal traditions can be reinvented, generating contemporary form and meaning. Their works employ a range of materials, including clay, willow, mosaic, stone, wood, and indigo dyeing.
This handsome volume documents the exhibition, providing an in-depth look into the stories of the artworks' creation. Four of the book's essays are reflective texts on the Clark's campus at different times of day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night, enlivened with beautiful photography of each object in the exhibition at these same times of day. Additionally, the book explores larger conversations around craft and making.
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
Exhibition Schedule:
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
(June 28, 2025-October 12, 2026)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
272 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 303 mm
Width: 239 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-28416-4 (9780300284164)
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Persons
Glenn Adamson is a curator, writer, historian, and the director of Design Doha.
Editor
Contributions