In its feel plasticity luminosity and narrative quality glass is a material like no other
captivating us with its immediacy. Artists such as Monica Bonvicini Erwin Eisch Carlos
Garaicoa Mona Hatoum Shirazeh Houshiary Laure Prouvost Kiki Smith and Ann Wolff have
appreciated the unique physicality of glass inspiring them to create sensational works.
This publication represents a new contribution to the discourse on glass as a material in
contemporary art. Often categorised under crafts or as a design material glass has become an
important medium for fine art in recent decades which the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung has
supported through exhibitions scientific work and the establishment of a collection. This book
presents a selection of around fifty artists from different geographical and cultural
backgrounds. They demonstrate the diverse artistic practice of working with glass: from
spectacular small objects to installations. Artists include: Monica Bonvicini Kristi
Cavataro Tony Cragg Jimmie Durham Erwin Eisch Carlos Garaicoa Donghai Guan Jens Gussek
Mona Hatoum Shirazeh Houshiary Tao Hui Hassan Khan Yoshiaki Kojiro Raimund Kummer Alicja
Kwade Glenda León Antoine Leperlier Silvia Levenson Jessica Loughlin Haroon Mirza Kim
Namdoo Masayo Odahashi Sibylle Peretti Laure Prouvost Colin Reid Ursula Von Rydingsvard
Gizela abóková Anri Sala Masahiro Sasaki Alejandra Seeber Eric Sidner Kiki Smith Jana
Sterbak Jenna Sutela Janusz Walentynowicz Qin Wang Terry Winters among others.
