The Look of Things
Mar 26, 2008
Thingdom Come
Essay by Glenn Gordon
Design critic and artist Glenn Gordon offers his eloquent, if ambivalent, reflections on everyday design and the masses of stuff that unremarkably, but thoroughly, fill the corners of our modern lives.
Jan 14, 2008
Sculpture Designed to Be Used
Essay by Glenn Gordon
"Functional Sculpture," highlighting Upper Midwestern furniture designers, is a new show at the Carleton Art Gallery in Northfield. Co-curator Glenn Gordon offers this lovely essay by way of introduction to the artists' work. Exhibition runs through 3/10.
Dec 16, 2006
The Look of Things: Material World
Glenn Gordon
Glenn Gordon writes the first episode of our new series on design, The Look of Things. He attends the American Institute of Architects convention in Minneapolis, and looks at the trade show that accompanies it: What is happening to the material world?