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The new show at the UWs Chazen Museum of Art doesn't really have a name, other than the merely functional 'Art Department Faculty Exhibition." This recurring show was once called the Quadrennial, a name that didn't exactly roll off the tongue either, and is no longer accurate since the museum is not adhering to a strict every-four-years schedule.
Metalsmith Lisa Gralnick deals with broader social issues. Through a multiyear project called "The Gold Standard," Gralnick examines the value society places on this precious material. Here, she presents what she dubs "genuine forgeries, fictionalized historicized curiosities." A faux military medal emblazoned with the words "Arbeit Macht Frei" - a slogan found on concentration camp gates - calls to mind the Nazis' theft of their victims' personal property, from family jewelry to gold dental fillings, both of which are visually referenced in the piece. Gralnick's work is a good example of how fine-art metalsmithing can be just as conceptually dense as painting or sculpture.See the full content of this document
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The UW art faculty show their stuffArt Department Faculty ExhibitionChazen Museum of Art, through March 30The new show at the UWs Chazen Museum of Art ...See the full content of this document
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