The first Wednesday of every month is FREE at the Craft And Folk Art Museum!
Here's what's going on this Wednesday 4 May:
A Marriage of Craft and Design:
The Work of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman
Curated by Jo Lauria and Dale Carolyn Gluckman
Jan. 23, 2011 - May 8 2011
Artist-designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman brought beautiful and affordable home accessories to a rapidly expanding post-World War II California population. Ranging from tapestries and mosaics to ceramics and metalwork, this exhibition is a testament to the husband-and-wife team whose 62-year marriage spawned a prolific creative collaboration that defined an era of modern design. A true marriage of craft and design, the Ackermans’ timeless works continue to be a vital part of California’s distinct modern aesthetic.
Read the Marriage of Craft and Design press release HERE
View the Ackerman's official website HERE
This exhibition was organized in an expanded format at Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA where it was first presented in 2009–2010.
Step over the line and enter a space created by Los Angeles-based furniture designer Tanya Aguiñiga. In her new site-specific installation, Aguiñiga uses weaving techniques she learned in Chiapas, Mexico to create a sweeping three-dimensional environment crafted entirely from yarn and custom-built furniture. Drawing on her experience growing up on the US/Mexico border, the exhibition considers how physical borders and cultural boundaries are traversed everyday in an interconnected world. Visitors will also be invited to add their own weavings to the installation.
Read the Crossing the Line the press release HERE
View Tanya Aguiñiga's official website HERE
Craft And Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 90036 [MAP]323.937.4230
http://cafam.org/
Hours:
Mon: closed, Tue-Fri: 11am - 5pm, Sat & Sun: 12noon - 6pmAdmission:
Members: FREEGeneral: $7
Students & Seniors: $5
Children under 10: FREE
First Wednesday of every month: FREE
La Brea 212, 312
Fairfax 217, 780
Folk art offers cultural insights not readily seen in other art forms since it is created with an awareness of, and a connection to tradition and community. The process of creating folk art is a varied and dynamic one that builds on traditional methods or ideas, but also includes individual creativity and contemporary influences. This artistic merger of social order and individual creativity offers incredible insight into global and local values and beliefs. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of folk art is how sublimely it reveals human similarities amongst diverse cultures
