Events

MFTA is pleased to present ‘Blonde Ambition’, a solo exhibition of collage work produced by New York-based artist Juan Hinojosa during his fall artist residency. Featuring 12 new collage works, Hinojosa continues his exploration of consumerism with vivid imagery created by juxtaposing discarded objects found in the Materials for the Arts warehouse.

In a series of new works made out of leather remnants from the production of luxury accessories, Jean Shin reconstructs the “body” of these hides. These industry remnants hint at the elaborate manufacturing process that transforms raw materials into consumer products. The enigmatic voids that remain promise an object of desire that can never be… Read More »Jean Shin: Spring Collection

Skip LaPlante builds musical instruments out of broken glass, ceramic tea saucers, kitchen utensils, door keys, crooked nails, belt buckles, and rainbow-colored plastic toppers whose origins are unknown. This exhibition invites you to play music on these 130 wind chimes created entirely out of reusable materials by LaPlante, many of which were completed recently during… Read More »A Symphony of Chimes

“Found and Funky,” a solo exhibition of mixed media and assemblage works produced by artist Michael Kelly Williams. Drawing inspiration from the expansive collection of found objects available in the MFTA warehouse, “Found” conveys the sense of affirmation in discovering new objects, while “Funky” pays homage to a popular jazz term used to convey praise… Read More »Found and Funky: Michael Kelly Williams

While advances in technology have made physical photographic slides obsolete, this exhibition, created entirely from the recently digitized slide collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, reinvents the format as a new artistic medium. Materials for the Arts, the creative re-use center of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art… Read More »Institutional Memory: 35mm Slides From the Met’s Collection Reimagined

Twisted Woven Tied features 51 stunning works crafted from a wide range of culturally resonant materials. The items are not merely reused but are manipulated into new identities; ribbons knotted into upright forms, yarns cinched into bulbous figures and sisal ropes binding objects together. The use of discarded materials summons the harmony of lived experiences,… Read More »Twisted Woven Tied: Dianne Smith