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SUMMARY:Artist Lecture: Kelly Akashi
DESCRIPTION:Jeff Pan Visiting Artist Lecture\n  \nAbout the Artist\nKelly Akashi\, based in Los Angeles\, is recognized for her innovative work in sculpture. She has received notable accolades\, including the MOCA Los Angeles Twelfth Distinguished Women in the Arts Award (2024)\, the LACMA Art + Technology Grant (2022)\, and the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Art Prize (2019). Akashi’s recent solo exhibitions include a major showcase that traveled to the San Jose Museum of Art\, Frye Museum of Art\, and Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego (2022-2024). Currently\, her work is on view at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Milan\, the Cantor Arts Center in Stanford\, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield\, and she recently concluded a solo exhibition at Henry Art Gallery in Seattle (2023-2024). Other recent institutional group exhibitions include Moody Center for the Arts\, Houston (2024)\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (2024); Hammer Museum\, Los Angeles (2023). Kelly Akashi’s work can be found in prestigious permanent collections\, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum\, MOCA Los Angeles; Brooklyn Museum\, Walker Art Center; CC Foundation\, Shanghai; The Perimeter\, London; David Roberts Art Foundation\, London\, among others. \n  \n\n    \n        \n            \n                Kelly Akashi\, "Life Forms" installation view\, Barbati Gallery\, Venice\, Italy (April 20-August 14\, 2022)\, Photo courtesy of the artist\, Photo credit: Marco Cappelletti.\n                Kelly Akashi\, "Cultivator (Regeneration)\," 2023-2024\, Lost-wax cast crystal\, flame-worked borosilicate\, and rammed earth\, Overall: 9.5 x 12.5 x 13 inches\, Photo courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery\, Photo credit: Paul Salveson\n                Kelly Akashi\, "Formation\," 2021\, Chromogenic crystallograph\, 22.25 H x 34.5 W inches\, Photo courtesy of the artist\, Photo credit: Paul Salveson\n                Kelly Akashi\, "Inheritance\," 2021\, Poston stone\, cast lead crystal\, heirloom (grandmother's ring)\, 6 H x 8 W x 6 D inches\, Photo courtesy of the artist\, Photo credit: Paul Salveson\n            \n        \n        \n    \n\n  \nArtist Primer: Kelly Akashi’s Material Alchemy\nProfessor Isla Hansen explores the artist’s deep engagement with material transformation and the fleeting nature of time. \nREAD MORE \n \n  \nSchool of Art Lecture Series\nThe Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is made possible in part by Elizabeth (Thompson) and Thomas M. Cox (A’29) Distinguished Artists Funds\, Robert L. Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry\, and Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies. Carnegie Mellon makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. This publication can be made available in an alternate format upon request. For accommodations\, contact the School of Art at schoolofart@cmu.edu or 412.268.2409. Lecture and event details are subject to change or cancellation. \n  \nTop Image: Photography by Brad Torchia.
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LOCATION:Kresge Theatre\, 4919 Frew Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213\, United States
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