Invitational Museum Custom Knife Show

Hi Thor,

Guess I was thrown off by the Blade Show, Guild Show, East Coast Custom Knife Show, Spirit of Steel Show, Solvang Show, well you get the idea.

In my mind exhibit is just that...an exhibit, no sales.

Additionally some of my confusions stems from the ABS. On their site they refer to it as the Reno Show and the Reno Exhibition. :D

I was just double checking.

Actually the reason I asked is a friend of mine in Chattanooga was going to drive over there on Sunday. He thought it was a 1 day Art Knife show.

I'll let him know it is a 2 month exhibit and there is not rush.

Sounds like they will have some cool knives. Coop are you going to swing down there and get some pictures? :D

Do the magazines know about this? Im sure KI or Blade would love to do an article on it.

WWG
 
severtecher said:
So, are you going Tai ?? Some of my favorite makers there. Some whose knives I own, some whose lists I am on, and some I dream of adding to my collection. I have thought for a few years now that the Tucsom Museum of Art should do a show in this vein. My Mom use to volunteer there years ago. Plenty of AZ makers to support an exhibit. Do you have any pals at the local Museum?

Gotta bring my new "old" Goo by for you to see. Much nicer than I hoped for:thumbup: Kevin
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No Kevin, I'm not going. The last few times I flew back east the jet lag dang near killed me.

I haven't been involved with the art scene for quite a while. However, earlier on in my career I made a big push to try and promote knives as art, did shows in the art galleries in Scottsdale, at museums, wrote papers, gave lectures all that kind of stuff. In fact, about 12 years ago or so there was a previous knife show/exhibition at the NOMM. During that period I even made an effort to refer to my shop as my "studio". :)

I think the knife community and the art community both have their problems. However, some cross pollination seems healthy and would be beneficial for both. That’s what it’s about!
 
This is great.

The efforts John, Tai and others have made in opening doors into the world of art are very much appreciated. I see a lot of folks I know on the list who have put a lot of effort over the years into opening those doors. Anyway I look at it, it is a good thing.

I know that John Jenson has traveled coast to coast at great expense giving seminars to open those doors, not just for himself but for all makers.
 
WoodWorkGhost said:
Hi Thor,

Guess I was thrown off by the Blade Show, Guild Show, East Coast Custom Knife Show, Spirit of Steel Show, Solvang Show, well you get the idea.

In my mind exhibit is just that...an exhibit, no sales.

Additionally some of my confusions stems from the ABS. On their site they refer to it as the Reno Show and the Reno Exhibition. :D

I was just double checking.

Actually the reason I asked is a friend of mine in Chattanooga was going to drive over there on Sunday. He thought it was a 1 day Art Knife show.

I'll let him know it is a 2 month exhibit and there is not rush.

Sounds like they will have some cool knives. Coop are you going to swing down there and get some pictures? :D

Do the magazines know about this? Im sure KI or Blade would love to do an article on it.

WWG
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I think John had mentioned something about "Blade" doing a review. We'll just have to wait and see.
 
How about a follow up exhibition in a few years called,... "Contemporary Weapon Art. Beyond Pure Form."? :D
 
Kevin Jones said:
At the Barrett-Jackson Car Auction in Scottsdale AZ. each year that's exactly what some do. :eek: ;)
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Yeah, but that's an auction, not an auto show.


WoodWorkGhost said:
Hi Thor,

Guess I was thrown off by the Blade Show, Guild Show, East Coast Custom Knife Show, Spirit of Steel Show, Solvang Show, well you get the idea.

WWG
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That's why I mentioned that this seems to be a common thread to knife shows but not standard trade shows. I agree with you they are all called shows for knife sales. And of course, the flyer didn't actually say "show".


As for the exhibition, I wish I could go, sure sounds interesting. I won't be able to make it to the right side of the country in that time frame though.
 
Show and exhibit mean the exact same thing.

From Dictionary.com:

Show
1. to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.

Exhibit
3. to place on show.
 
Tai,
As to your post on show and exhibit - exactly my point. As to the art show - yup, you're right and there are often sales involved.

I'll shut up now about this. I was merely trying to point out that this exhibit was not being advertised by the curators as a knife show (per the flyer) and just that coming from a non-knife/gun/art experience of trade shows, I always found the term "knife show"...interesting.

I don't want to derail this thread any further on this so I'll bow out now.:)
 
At any rate, I'd avoid the expressions "knife sale" and "art sale",... for obvious reasons. :)
 
Paul Jarvis and Koji Hara are also in the show, but were not on the list in the original post.

Sorry about that.
 
I got this statement from John this morning:


Hi Everyone,


Just wanted to remind you that the show I curated along with Tim McCreight: “Modern Art Knives: Beyond The Samurai Sword”, will officially open at the “National Ornamental Metal Museum”, this Sunday, July 15th, at 3pm. This is a landmark invitational exhibition, dedicated to showing the finest examples of “The Modern Art Knife Movement”.


Many of you saw the "Preview Show" last month in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, which was great success, and allowed for nearly 2/3rds of the full Museum show to be on display...


The full show at the Museum will open this Sunday, July 15th, at 3pm, and be on display through Sept. 15, 2007. This will be a rare treat to see a collection of amazing knives all under glass in a museum context, where many different styles will be represented and juxtaposed together in a way you just won't see at a typical knife show.


The title of the show, and decision to exclude more traditional Japanese style arms, as controversial as it may seem, was chosen as a means to both peak curiosity, educate and introduce a new audience to today's modern art knife makers, without being overshadowed by the popularity and lure of the Samurai Swords. As jurors, Tim and I felt this title would boldly proclaim the existence of modern art knives; a fact that very few in the general public even know exists. We felt that the inclusion of historical styles would have distracted the public from truly seeing and appreciating the diversity of the types of knives being made today.


I assure you that this exhibit will be an eye-opening experience, as David Revere McFadden; Chief Curator and Vice President for Programs and Collections at the Museum of Arts & Design in NY once said: "Context Changes Everything". This quote was a real catalyst in creating this project...


The final list of participating makers includs a who's who of custom knife makers from around the world: Phil Baldwin, Roger Bergh, David Broadwell, Bob Coogan, Edmund Davidson, Dellena, Allen Elishewitz, Virgil England, Vince Evans, Frankie Flood, Chantal Gilbert, Tai Goo, Johan Gustafsson, Harumi Hirayama, Howard Hitchmough, Anders Hogstrom, Gary House, Paul Jarvis, John L. Jensen, Jot Singh Khalsa, Matt Lerch, Mardi Mesheshian, Johnny Walker Nilsson, Conny Persson, Juergan Steinau, Dan Stephens, and Robert Weinstock.


In conjunction with this exhibit, the Museum is also hosting an exhibit entitled "Blacksmithing with a Southern Accent: Metal from the Southeast", which is a show of the Southeast chapter of ABANA (The Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America). Also opening Sunday afternoon. My co-curator Tim McCreight has also curated another show currently on view at the Museum as well, until July 29th: "PMC Decade: A History of Precious Metals Clay". There will be lots to see and enjoy, and it should be a great party!


http://www.metalmuseum.org


Hope to see you there!!! I'm off to Memphis!


Sincerely,


John L. Jensen
http://www.jensenknives.com
john@jensenknives.com
 
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