Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design
On view through January 5, 2025
Craft Contemporary
Los Angeles, California
craftcontemporary.org
“Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design,” part of the Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative, investigates how nature inspires material experimentation in architecture, craft, and science.
Curated by Kate Yeh Chiu and Jia Yi Gu, this exhibition explores how recent climate and ecological crises are transforming our understanding of materials. Organized into five thematic acts—Animating, Disassembling, Feeding, Re-Fusing, and Stitching—it showcases the dynamic processes behind material transformation, challenging traditional views of materials as static resources.
The exhibition is supported by The Getty Foundation, with additional funding from The Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, and The National Endowment for the Arts.
Find out more here: https://www.craftcontemporary.org/exhibitions/materialacts/
[Image: Sutherlin Santo courtesy Craft Contemporary and the artist.]
