Soma by Ayala Serfaty
13 November, 2008- 14 February, 2009
Ayala Serfaty has created an atmospheric, brittle, and fragile Soma light installation of architectural scope which will be on display in the museum's Jeanette Assia Gallery. The installation originated in materials research in which Serfaty has engaged since 2002. The manual work process is akin to a transformation of a calligraphic drawing into a three dimensional form, and was executed in collaboration with glass artists Eytan Hall and Anna Gautier. In the course of six years of work, natural "landscape formations" have crystallized to spawn the current installation, a topography of light.
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Soma by Ayala Serfaty in
27 September, 2008- 15 February, 2009
"Permanently MAD: Revealing the Collection" presents approximately 250 works from the Museum of Arts and Design's permanent collection. For the first time in the Museum's 52-year history, dedicated collections galleries introduce visitors to the phenomenal ceramic, glass, wood, metal, fiber, and mixed media works in the Museum's collections, among them Ayala Serfaty's Trust, June 2008 which is on view for the first time. The piece was created in honor of the museum's collection and was donated to the museum by Marian and Doron Livnat. Museum of Arts & Design: 2 Columbus Circle New York NY 10019 http://www.madmuseum.org