Space-Time at National Glass Centre
Untitled #420, Dominick Labino
The National Glass Centre has put together an exhibition of work by a diverse group of artists to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy that runs until 6 September
Space-Time continues the NGC’s policy of showcasing work by a range of artists – not just those working in glass – who cross both national and artistic boundaries. Consequently this show sees glass by Kiki Smith exhibited alongside Steven Pippin’s photograph 2B Space & Time Drawing (which depicts a UFO he saw in the 1980s) and Tehching Hsieh’s short film One Year Performance. What all the exhibitors have in common though, is an interest in astronomy, the role of time and a fascination with space – for example Liliane Lijn did a residency at the Space Sciences Laboratory in Berkeley, California and her resulting piece Heavenly Fragments is made out of Aerogel, a substances more usually used by NASA to capture star dust.
Glass artists in the show include Dominick Labino, who has made a watery blue glass pyramid. Untitled # 420, refers to the pyramids and their role in forecasting the solar astronomical year. Kiki Smith, meanwhile has made Constellation, a glass installation in the form of a giant zodiac with the astronomical animals scattered across a giant midnight blue circle. Look out also for Hieki Brachlow and Vaclav Cigler, who both experiment with the optical effects of glass and light refraction.
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