Though the exhibition 40 under 40: Craft Futures at the Smithsonian is over, for only $2.99 and allegiance to Apple, you can own the great documentary and watch it anywhere your devices take you. It includes two artists we work with, Melanie Bilenker (above) and Lauren Kalman. 40 under 40: Craft Futures features forty artists born since 1972, the year the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s contemporary craft and decorative arts program was established at its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery. The exhibition investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork, as well as in fields as varied as sculpture, industrial design, installation art, fashion design, sustainable manufacturing, and mathematics. The range of disciplines represented illustrates new avenues for the handmade in contemporary culture.
