“Fady Joudah belongs to a poetic tradition for which the unpronounceable mark—the ellipsis, the bracket, a large space on the page—has an intimate relationship to historical violence.” —Anahid Nersessian

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🪐Happy International Astronomy Day!🪐

“Seeing an aurora borealis, watching a thunderstorm develop down in the valley, or just looking at the sky on a perfect summer night compels me to translate some wonder of the universe into my glass.” – Josh Simpson 🌌

 

Josh Simpson’s glass art is like a journey through space. This object with its deep blues and unique swirl patterns invites you to explore the beauty of the universe. Simpson is best-known for his colorful glass spheres, which he refers to as planets. In “White Lattice Saturn” he places a planet within a disk, evoking the rings of Saturn. The work is a collaboration with the Italian master glassmaker Elio Quarisa, who fabricated the outer portion of the disk. He used a method called “reticello,” a centuries-old Italian technique that produces a network of fine lines.

 

🪐 Just like the planet, this object is full of beautiful, mesmerizing details. 🪐

 

We invite you to take a closer look – “White Lattice Saturn” can be found on the 3rd floor in the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Collection.

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#Yale #YaleArtGallery #YUAG #JoshSimpson  Josh Simpson Glass #BlownGlass #BlownGlassArt #Saturn #GlassArt #SpaceInspired #GlassArtist ✨ #InternationalAstronomyDay

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Josh Simpson with Elio Quarisa, “White Lattice Saturn,” 2017. Blown, cut, handworked, and assembled glass. Gift of Stewart G. Rosenblum, J.D. 1974, Ph.D. 2010, in honor of the Yale Law School Class of 1973. ©Josh Simpson

Images 3-6: details photographed by Josh Simpson