$50 Gift Certificate to The Center for Art in Wood and "Your Personal Hang Ups" Book


Item Number: 182

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $70

Online Close: Apr 26, 2018 10:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 4 bids - Item Sold!




Description

$50 Gift Certificate valid towards the purchase of any museum store item at the Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, plus the book "Your Personal Hang Ups" by Gail M. Brown. 


About the Center for Art in Wood: 


The Center for Art in Wood nurtures and promotes the innovation of art in wood through collaborative residencies, exhibitions, education and documentation. The Center also maintains an inspirational collection and a research library to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the art. In their museum store, also known as the Len Scherock Museum Store, you can find a wide range of items including art works, books, tools, and other gifts. For more information, please visit https://centerforartinwood.org/store/


About the book "Your Personal Hang Ups": 


“I am interested in your personal hang-ups: Not your lifetime neuroses but your (ideal) hat, coat and/or clothes tree or hanger, wall hooks, free standing pole, rack, stand or small wall system." 


With this invitation Gail M. Brown, an independent curator, challenged artists to create inventive forms for an exhibition at The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. The resulting sculptures by 38 artists ranged from a straightforward coat rack to a four-foot apartment house riding on a fish, from a scepter-like paean to Joan Miro to a “four eyes nun-backed chair,” and from a bird house to a wall-mounted seat and desktop. The artists used a wide range of woods, from the ordinary to the exotic, as well as rubber, steel, and gold-plated brass. The works project grace, intelligence, whimsy, humor, and serious craft.

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