Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) presents Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art curated by Kate Eilertsen. This exhibition features a new generation of craft artists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland who challenge the aesthetics and principles of Scandinavian Modernism.
Irreverent showcases the surprising work of a new wave of nordic craft artists. Rejecting the sleek elegance and mass production that characterized the modernist movement, they emphasize the role of the maker in the act of crafting and the narrative potential of functional objects. The artists move away from the utilitarianism of high modernism and turn instead to camp and intricacy, triggering a fresh relationship between craft and art.
Artists include: Frida Fjellman (Sweden), Tuva Gonsholt (Norway), Eva Hild (Sweden), Per Lysgaard (Norway), Trine Mauritze Erikson (Norway), Louise Nippierd (Norway), Anders Ruhwald (Denmark), Ulla West (Sweden), Anni Rapinoja (Finland) and Janna Syvanoja (Finland).
When: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun: noon - 5PM. Thu: noon - 8PM; Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Where: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Info: www.ybca.org