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CRAFT CONTEMPORARY
Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Los Angeles, CA . November 15, 2025 — May 10, 2026
The exhibition explores the prolific careers of midcentury designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman in dialogue with select works by three contemporary artists. Celebrated for their vibrant contributions to California modernism, the Ackermans partnered for decades on bold designs that brought warmth to midcentury interiors. Showcasing their ceramic, textile, mosaic, wood, and metal creations alongside new works by Porfirio Gutiérrez, Jolie Ngo, and Vince Skelly, this exhibition sparks a dynamic conversation about materials, innovation, and craft.
TIWA GALLERY
Play Sculptures
Tribeca, NY. October 19—November 20, 2024
Play Sculptures consists of twelve large works, including benches, modular chairs and tables and kinetic sculptures designed by California-based Vince Skelly, with pieces straddling functional and decorative purposes.
For his second show with TIWA Select, Skelly referenced playful (and child-friendly) forms found in mid-century playgrounds, including those designed by Jim Miller-Melberg, who is known for making concrete brutalist play structures. Miller-Melberg’s undulating concrete forms—with descriptive names such as “Turtle Tent,” “Fantastic Village,” and “Spiral Slide”—were designed as simple play apparatus void of sharp edges that enabled open and creative physical play for infants. Converting the visual approach into wood sculptures and functional objects has resulted in a body of works by Skelly that will incite playful and childish association, while fitting into Vince’s continued aesthetic as an established artist and designer.