Fred Wilson’s Photo Slideshow
Here are some shots of Fred Wilson and our Hot Shop Team making glass drop forms this week. Enjoy…
(Or see these shots via Flickr.)
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Here are some shots of Fred Wilson and our Hot Shop Team making glass drop forms this week. Enjoy…
(Or see these shots via Flickr.)
The Tacoma News Tribune published an interview with Fred Wilson earlier this week that gives you a little insight into what he is doing this week at the Museum. Check out the article…
“I like the fact that glass alludes visually to a liquid but feels like a solid. It actually starts out as liquid […]
Similar to the drop shaped forms in his piece for our Mining Glass show, Fred Wilson has been working with our team to create more black glass drops. Many of these will be a part of installations involving globes, the black glass dripping off them like oil or tar.
I met Fred Wilson this morning, and he seems like a very down-to-earth guy and very interesting to talk to. He is one of the best known contemporary artists in the country and also has work in our Mining Glass exhibition. Much of his work deals with issues of race and stereotypes. […]
I’m interested in representations of black people by white people, particularly those that were prevalent in my youth. This body of work [with glass] is kind of an exorcism, an exorcism of these representations that have little to do with you I am, but have had a great deal of impact on my psyche—and I […]