Functional Aesthetics: Contemporary Art in Use gathers over 50 artists presenting inventive, handmade works that expand the definition of functionality in contemporary art and everyday life. From pottery and wearable sculpture to experimental furniture and lighting, the exhibition invites art off the wall and into lived experience. United by a belief in beauty and utility, these works become companions through everyday use rather than distant decoration.
Featuring works by Robert Adams, D Ardelean, Noa Bornstein, Andree Brown, Nancy Bruno, Sokthea Chan, Tingyu Chang, Carolyn Clement, Nat Connacher, Alex Curtin, Domenick Di Pietrantonio, Denise Dmochowski, Brenton Duhan, Rosanne Ebner, Jenna Efrein, Victoria Elliott, Pauline Galiana, Joey Gerace, Marion Grant, Kathy Guss, Ann Hitchcock, Melinda Hoffman, Judith Hugentobler, Joshua Ice, Theophane Ingold, Dani Krahe, Nancy Klotz, Jin Ko, Annaliese Levaggi, Philip Lique, Gilly Lugo, Christina Maile, Anshu Malhotra, Tonia Marek, Jaqui Mejia, Aimee Mower-Lally, James Nazz, Gerry O’Meara, Meenal Raghava, CoCo Ree Lemery, Julie Scheyer, Joanne Steinhardt, Laura Titor, Carolina Trinker, Tsetsilia Tsypina, Jula Tuellmann, Lisa Urban, Christina Ward, Yiyi Wei, Joan Wheeler, Rachel Wittels, and Blake Zucker.
