Albert Paley - Artist-in-Residence

Between the 16th and 28th of october 2011, Albert Paley will experiment with forging in the workshop at Steneby. The residency will include a three-day conference where Albert Paley will open up his workshop, give a keynote presentation and participate in a panel debate entitled: Transforming Public Space.

Albert Paley is a long-standing international leader in the metal/sculptor arena where he is widely recognised for developing blacksmithing into the context of public art and commissioning. Based in Rochester, New York, he has been active as an artist for over 30 years. Paley’s work can be found in the permanent collections of over 30 museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Victoria and Albert Museum and The British Museum.

The work produced during Albert Paley’s residency will be shown at The Röhsska Museum of Fashion, Design and Decorative Arts in Gothenburg between the 24th of January and the 20th of February 2012. The exhibition will then travel to The American Swedish Historical Museum in Philiadelphia, PA.

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