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The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly Winter 2016–17 | Number 145 Explore the innovative beauty of one of the world’s finest glass museums. editor Andrew Page [email protected] art direction Stislow Design publisher Don Zanone [email protected] managing editor Malcolm Morano [email protected] copy editor Michele Albright contents contributing editors John Drury William Ganis Victoria Josslin William Warmus James Yood glass: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly (ISSN 1064-900X) is published quarterly for the amount of $34 per yearly subscription by UrbanGlass (647 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11217), a nonprofit organization. Periodical postage pending at Brooklyn, NY, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER, please send address changes to: GLASS Quarterly, 647 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11217. No. 145 © 2016 by UrbanGlass. All rights reserved. The content of each issue is indexed by Design and Applied Art Index. Departments 8 Editor’s Letter by andrew page In memoriam: Klaus Moje (1936–2016); Silvia Levenson and Bruno Amadi awarded 2016 Glass in Venice prizes; Rui Sasaki wins Borowsky Prize; Joyce J. Scott named 2016 MacArthur Fellow, receives the Glass Art Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Thaddeus Wolfe awarded 2016 Corning Rakow Commission; Cappy Thompson discusses her new engraved work; Museum of Arts and Design announces Glenn Adamson’s successor as director. in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. A new book available now at TMAstore.org Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 419.255.8000 toledomuseum.org 4 : glass quarterly : no. 145 52 Reviews Judith Schaechter at Claire Oliver Gallery, New York; Francesco Gennari at Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria; Brad Copping at the Art Gallery of Peterborough in Peterborough, Ontario; Jerry Pethick at the Vancouver Art Gallery and Kamloops Art Gallery, British Columbia; Barbara Earl Thomas at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in Bainbridge Island, Washington; Dale Chihuly at Schantz Galleries, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Individual subscriptions (www.glassquarterly.com) are $34 per year in the USA, $42 in Canada and Mexico, $58 in all other countries. Institutional subscriptions are $40 in the USA, $48 in Canada and Mexico, $64 in all other countries. Back issues ([email protected]) vary in price. For subscription inquiries, call or write: GLASS Quarterly, 647 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: [phone] ext. 222 Email: [email protected] For editorial and advertising inquiries: GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly 647 Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Phone: [phone] ext. 222 [email protected], www.glassquarterly.com Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned. Material will be handled with care, but no responsibility is assumed for it. 20 The Navigator 10 Hourglass glass: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly is supported The Glass Pavilion Features Sculptor Bertil Vallien, whose career has balanced the dual roles of artist and designer within a factory system, is now an integral part of keeping Sweden's Kosta Boda afloat in an age of globalization. by scott benefield 32 The Encounter How the Czechoslovakian Pavilion at Expo 67 changed the course of glass art in North America. by bruno andrus 38 Taking Wing In her art practice and role as Pilchuck’s artistic director, Tina Aufiero embraces new technologies and approaches in pursuit of pure expression. by victoria josslin 46 Whither the Tide? Is the high-water mark for Australian glass ahead or behind? by ivana jirasek 59 UrbanGlass News Recognizing the generous contributions of members of the UrbanGlass Prism Society. 64 Reflection The late Klaus Moje championed disciplined technique, yet encouraged his students to break rules. by andrew page THIS PAGE ON THE COVER Tina Aufiero, thrust, 2012. Fiftythree slip-cast forms, circuits, pulsing blue LEDs, 9V batteries. Dimensions variable. Bertil Vallien, Passage (detail), 2016. Sand-cast crystal, iron, sheet glass, massive birch. H 6 ft. 4 in., L 10 ft., D 2 ft., 6 in. Weight 771 lbs. The work is considered the artist’s legacy piece and is among the largest “boat” pieces he has ever made.