Shy Boy, She Devil, And Isis At Boston Museum

Encompassing works of art in a variety of media, this exhibition will feature about 120 highlights from the distinguished collection of Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick of California. Since 1985, the Wornicks have assembled a major collection of contemporary decorative arts, primarily by American artists, but also including European, Australian and Asian artists.

The collection includes sculptural wood, furniture, glass, baskets, ceramics, and metalwork primarily created after 1980, and represents a coming of age of the studio craft movement in America and across the world. On view will be sculptural wood and other objects by David Ellsworth, William Hunter, Robyn Horn, Michelle Holzapfel, Michael Peterson, Christian Burchard, and many others.

The exhibition will also include important ceramics by Peter Voulkos, Richard DeVore, and Michael Lucero, and furniture by Wendell Castle, Albert Paley, John Cederquist, and others. Glass is represented in works by important artists such as Dale Chihuly, Lino Taliapietra, Marvin Lipofsky, Richard Jolley and Maria Lugossy. Metalwork and sculpture by Arlie Regier, Gib Singleton and Tom Joyce, as well as fiber art by Olga de Amaral, Lia Cook, and Norma Minkowitz are included.

The picture shows Triple on Base, 1998, the author is Bennett Bean.

The exhibition runs from September 10, 2007 to January 6, 2008 at Foster Gallery. -- www.mfa.org