A Fantastical World of Toxic Beauty: Majolica Mania at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery
by Juliana Fagua Arias Walking into Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915 is like falling into the whimsical...
With Eyes Opened: A Diverse Retrospective on Cranbrook’s Legacy
by John-Duane Kingsley Stepping into Cranbrook Art Museum’s retrospective exhibit, With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932, provided both the familiar in the icons of Cranbrook’s rich history while juxtaposing the presence of historically...
The Art of Jade: An Exhibition at the Flint Institute of Arts
by John-Duane Kingsley The Art of Jade on display at the Flint Institute of Arts from August 15, 2020, through May 23, 2021, provides an intercontinent overview of jade’s cultural significance and craftsmanship in Mesoamerica and China. The exhibit...
The Brilliant Quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective at BAMPFA
by Kate Burnett Budzyn One of the most relevant and sustaining decorative arts exhibitions of the COVID era has been Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)’s retrospective of the work of Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936-2006), whose prolific body...
Celebrating Kentucky Shaker Commonwealth at the Speed Art Museum
by Taryn Clary Equipped with a Master’s Degree from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Scott Erbes joined the Speed Art Museum in 1999 as the museum’s first ever curator of decorative arts and design. In 2012 he became interim director...
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Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.