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INTERVENTIONS: Karen LaMonte

American artist Karen LaMonte is renowned for her ethereal sculptures which explore the interplay of drapery, light, and the absence of the female form through her life-sized and small-scale Nocturnes, Etudes, and the kimonos from her Floating World series. In addition, LaMonte’s Cloud series are a paradox of weight and weightlessness.

The beautiful sculptures with their delicate folds and fluid details reveal both presence and mystery. Created in glass and metal, they capture fleeting moments of stillness while reflecting and refracting light, illuminating the space around them.

Now in its fifth year, INTERVENTIONS is an arts initiative to activate the Mansion’s period rooms. The series invites renowned artists from around the globe to imagine and implement a connection between their contemporary work and the fine and decorative arts within the period rooms. INTERVENTIONS is made possible by the Sandra Schatten Foundation.

Featured Image: Karen LaMonte (b.1967), Reclining Nocturne 1, 2019, Cast glass. Photo by Sam Angel.
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Pictured: Karen LaMonte (b.1967), Kabuki, 2013, Cast glass. Photo by Sam Angel.
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Pictured: Karen LaMonte (b.1967), Reclining Nocturne 3, 2015, White bronze. Photo by Sam Angel.
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Pictured: Karen LaMonte (b.1967), Nocturne 3, 2015, Cast glass. Photo by Sam Angel.
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INTERVENTIONS: Shawn Huckins

American painter, Shawn Huckins, recreates classical works of art with the addition of painted textiles and fabrics to showcase his appreciation of history while examining and challenging contemporary culture. Huckins’ installation will consist of 7 paintings throughout the period rooms inspired by works from Cheekwood’s permanent collection and the surrounding landscape.

Now in its fourth year, INTERVENTIONS is an arts initiative to activate the historic period rooms. The series invites renowned artists from around the globe to imagine and implement a connection between their contemporary work and the fine and decorative arts within the period rooms. INTERVENTIONS is made possible by the Sandra Schatten Foundation.

Featured Image: Shawn Huckins painting in his New Hampshire studio. Image provided by Shawn Huckins Studio.
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INTERVENTIONS: Ann Carrington

British artist Ann Carrington is well-known for working with discarded and found objects to create ornate sculptures and works of art. Her eccentric and elegant pieces breathe new life into otherwise mundane items such as knives, spoons, buttons, cans, and coins by unraveling their associations and assigning new meaning as sculpture.

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Ann Carrington’s Extraordinary Imagination
In ‘Interventions,’ Ann Carrington’s Elaborate Metal Sculptures Plumb the Past

British artist Ann Carrington is well-known for working with discarded and found objects to create ornate sculptures and works of art. Her eccentric and elegant pieces breathe new life into otherwise mundane items such as knives, spoons, buttons, cans, and coins by unraveling their associations and assigning new meaning as sculpture. Inspired by the gardens at Cheekwood and the Cheek family, Carrington’s installation will include 33 works throughout the period rooms.  Her work has recently been exhibited at the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny as part of the Flowers Forever exhibition, as well as at Kunsthalle Munich, one of Germany’s most prestigious exhibition houses.

Now in its third year, INTERVENTIONS is an arts initiative to activate the historic period rooms. The series invites renowned artists from around the globe to imagine and implement a connection between their contemporary work and the Cheekwood Mansion.

Featured Image: Ann Carrington (b. 1962), Cora, 2023, Silver, nickel, and steel plated spoons. Photography provided by Ann Carrington Studio.

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Ann Carrington (b. 1962), Shomu-en, 2023, Silver, nickel, and steel plated cutlery. Photography provided by Ann Carrington Studio.

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Ann Carrington (b. 1962), Ipheion, 2023, Silver, nickel, and steel plated cutlery. Photography provided by Ann Carrington Studio.

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Ann Carrington (b. 1962), Fish Wish, 2023, Tins and wire. Photography provided by Ann Carrington Studio.

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Ann Carrington (b. 1962), Spiderfolk, 2023, Steel, brass and bronze. Photography provided by Ann Carrington Studio.

INTERVENTIONS is made possible by

The Sandra Schatten Foundation

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INTERVENTIONS: Fortuna

In the fall of 2021, Cheekwood launched its latest innovative arts initiative focused on activating the mansion’s period rooms. Intended to enliven a historic environment, this program aims to create a complementary dialogue between the craftsmanship of the creative contemporary minds of today and the classical collections present within the Cheekwood mansion. The inaugural artist, Beth Katleman, installed her whimsical and satirical work offering a creative temporary shift in perspective on the museum’s permanent collection. Katleman derives her inspiration from eighteenth century Chippendale designs and traditional toile patterns to fabricate intricate installations made of porcelain.

Beth Katleman (American, born 1959). Fortuna Table, 2021. Porcelain, wood, wire.

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INTERVENTIONS: Michael Eden

INTERVENTIONS, an arts initiative focused on activating the mansion’s historic period rooms, aims to create a dialogue between the craftsmanship of the contemporary creative minds of today and the classical collections present within the Cheekwood mansion.

In the 1920s, the Cheek family traveled to England with architect Bryant Fleming to acquire architectural elements, furniture and décor for the Cheekwood Mansion, then under construction. Some ninety years later, artist Michael Eden finds inspiration in the Cheek’s collection.

Eden is known internationally for creating artworks that explore the abstract qualities of vessels, utilizing digital manufacturing and materials to redesign familiar historical objects. He earned an MPhil at the Royal College of Art in London, England, allowing him to explore how his interest in digital technology could be developed and combined with the craft skills he had acquired during his previous experience as a potter.

Made with 3D printing technology, the exhibition contains fifteen works, displayed throughout the period rooms in the Cheekwood Mansion on custom-made packing crates, as if they have just been delivered to the estate. The works serve as visual links to the historic objects, recorded activities and built environments of the Cheekwood site.

Michael Eden, Icons I and Icons II, 2018. Additive Layer Manufacturing from a high-quality nylon material with a soft mineral coating. Courtesy of Adrian Sassoon, London. Photography by Sylvian Deleu.

Supported by the Sandra Schatten Foundation

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