Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.

Selected artists have been commissioned to create site-specific or site-referential works, and others will be invited to create work onsite in MAD's three artist studios that will subsequently be installed in the exhibition.

A special weeklong Visitor Preview of Slash, starting October 7, will invite museum visitors to watch the creative process as six Slash artists install their site-specific installations during regular museum hours. Celio Braga, Mark Fox, Andreas Kocks, Tomas Rivas, Jane South, and Michael Velliquette will install and assemble their new commissions in the Museum's 4th and 5th floor galleries. Andrea Mastrovito will hang his massive paper installation, depicting a storm seizing Christopher Columbus's ship, from the ceiling of MAD's lobby, visible to all visitors passing through the Museum and from the street.

Resources

Teacher Resource Packet - A collection of images and questions for discussions, with bibliography and glossary of terms, designed for educators k-12, but made available to all.

Slash: Paper Under the Knife is made possible by Kate's Paperie. Generous additional support is provided by the Angelica Berrie Foundation.





This exhibition is made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam. Additional support is provided by the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel and the Dutch Consulate General.





If you would like more information on submitting artwork for the cut paper animation film festival, click here

CuratorsDavid Revere McFadden, Chief Curator, and Laura Stern, Assistant Curator