Touring Exhibitions

INTERTWINED:
Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection

Traveling Exhibition
ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona

Honma Hideaki, Dream, 1993. Bamboo, 48'' x 9'' x 32''. Photo credit: Bruce Peterson

Sara and David Lieberman, with their passion for collecting contemporary craft and their exceptional openness to new forms and ideas, have assembled one of the best collections of contemporary baskets in the country. At first, the Liebermans collected baskets for their “function and appeal” and their grounding in ancient traditions. But, their selections soon included new works of great “vitality and vigor” that were more about “expression and communication” rather than function.

Carol Eckert, Spell of the Green Lizard, 1995. Cotton, wire, 11 ½'' x 7 ½'' x 3 ½''. Photo credit: W. Scott Mitchell

This exhibition, and its accompanying catalog, provide an international look at contemporary basket making and its current level of innovation and experimentation. The works in their collection utilize a range of materials and techniques from traditional organic to commercial and often surprising media. Represented artists include the well-known international to the national, and they work in both functional containers as well as closed, sculptural forms.

Intertwined comprises approximately 70 traditional and non-traditional baskets, including works by some of the major figures in contemporary basket making: Ed Rossbach, Katherine Westphal, Kiyomi Iwata, Honma Kazuaki, Dorothy Gill Barnes, John McQueen, Elsie Holiday, Ferne Jacobs, Norma Minkowitz, Fran Reed, Lisa Telford, John Garrett, Hisako Sekijima, Pearl Nuvangyaoma, Jan Hopkins, Kay Sekimachi, Maseo Ueno, Rikki Francisco, Mary Giles, Dawn Walden, Jerry Bleem, Jiro Yonezawa, Jeanette Ahlgren, Kate Anderson, Lanny Bergner, Lillian Elliott, Lissa Hunter, Kay Khan, Gyöngy Laky and many more.

Curators:
Heather Sealy Lineberry, senior curator,
ASU Art Museum

Jane Sauer, nationally known basket maker and scholar

Exhibition Information The Intertwined exhibition includes:: Approximately 70 pieces 50 color catalogs Text panels, labels (hard copy or disc) Rental Fee: $7,500 + shipping Insurance: provided by venue Availability: 2007-2009 Security: Moderate Space requirements: Variable, approx 2,500 sq. feet Catalog: : 48 color pages, includes essays by nationally-known curator and scholar Kenneth R. Trapp, artist Ferne Jacobs and an introduction by Heather Sealy Lineberry.

Download a printable pdf version

For more information, or for a copy of the catalog, contact:
Heather Lineberry
Senior Curator
ASU Art Museum
480.965.5272
heather.lineberry@asu.edu
or
Susan Ables
Administrative Assistant
ASU Art Museum
480.965.5299
Susan.ables@asu.edu

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