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Cloth as Land: HMong Indigeneity
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesOn view November 18–June 16, 2024 Indigeneity—a state of being Indigenous and originating from a specific place; encompassing displaced minorities whose ancestral homelands have been lost due to colonialism, yet preserved in the continuity of cultures, identities, and kinship. HMong Indigeneity lives in textiles: vibrant, breathing pieces of cloth shaped by HMong hands to illustrate […]
Joyce Kozloff: How We Know What We Know
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesThe Arts/Industry residency is a longstanding innovative collaboration between Kohler Co. and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center whereby each year, up to twelve artists work in the pottery and foundry of Kohler Co. to explore new ideas, techniques, and perspectives during a three-month residency. Joyce Kozloff came to the Arts/Industry program in 1986-87, with the express […]
The Secret of Muddy Water
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesWhen artists began making work at Kohler Co. factory in 1974, they were taught some of the industrial techniques Kohler associates were willing to share. One of these processes allowed artists to create larger works without the issues of cracking and collapsing that commonly hindered them. That technique involves the use of slip, a mixture […]
Mad Dash: 50 Years of Arts/Industry
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 608 New York Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United StatesJack Earl, one of the first Arts/Industry artists-in-residence, said the Arts/Industry residency in the Kohler Co. factory felt like a “mad dash at something.” Mad Dash: 50 Years of Arts/Industry is a chronological installation of artworks, letters, photographs, and promotional materials dating from 1974 to the present. It reveals the origin and history of Arts/Industry through […]