Material Acts

Material Acts is a curatorial research initiative exploring the intersections of architecture, craft, and science through material experimentation in  contemporary design practices. The project will be presented in an exhibition at Craft Contemporary opening September 2024, as part of Getty PST ART 2024, a regional initiative of programming in the arts and sciences. The research project is organized by Kate Yeh Chiu and Jia Yi Gu.







︎ LAST UPDATED: 06.29.2024

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People


Contributors


e - exhibition
p - publication


After Architecture e
Amy Zhang p
Anupama Kundoo e, p
Assemble e
Assia Crawford e, p
Aurelie Mosse e
bc architects e, p
Ben Loescher p
Caroline Jones p
Charlotte Malterre-Barthes e
Christine Yogiaman e, p
Didem Ekici p
Doris Sung e, p
Dylan Wood e
Elsa Maki Hoover p
Felecia Davis e, p
Gramazio Kohler e, p
HANNAH e
Jennifer Johung p
Joar Nango e, p
Kateriina Traskelin p
Lola Ben-Alon e, p
Mae-ling Lokko p
Maru Garcia e, p
Omar Khan e
Post Rock (Meredith Miller, Thom Moran, and Chris Humphrey) e, p
Rael San Fratello e, p
Sutherlin Santo e
Tag Christof p
Ye Rin Mok p
Zara Pfieffer p
Zofia Trafas White p


Project Team


Exhibition
Kate Yeh Chiu, Co-curator 
Jia Yi Gu, Co-curator 
Strat Coffman, Curatorial Research Assistant
Hilary Huckins-Weidner, Exhibition Assistant 
Spinagu and yyyy-mm-dd, Exhibition Design
Esin Karaosman, Design Assistant

Publication
Kate Yeh Chiu, Co-editor
Jia Yi Gu, Co-editor
Kate Rouhandeh, Managing Editor
Strat Coffman, Associate Editor
Hilary Huckins-Weidner, Associate Editor
Becca Lofchie, Graphic Design

Rody N. Lopez, Director, Craft Contemporary
Frida Cano, Senior Curator, Craft Contemporary
Andres Payan, Director of Public Engagement, Craft Contemporary


Advisory Board


The development of the exhibition is aided by the contributions of the advisory board.

Christina Cogdell
Irene Cheng
Michael Osman
Zofia Trafas White