Dante Marioni is a glassblower’s glassblower. He says that his work “is, if anything, about the art of glassblowing itself.” Before you get stuck on the self-reflexiveness of that statement, take a look at some of his work. His pieces – often formal structures that refer to Greek and Roman vessels – are intrinsically about the process of glassblowing. He stretches the technique to, literally, the breaking point, and then dials that back half a notch so that the object can actually survive on its own outside the studio. In the glassblowing world, the artist must work quickly, decisively and with courage; otherwise an attempted sculpture can fail. That can end up costing a lot of money. It’s a jagged edge, a world in which you must go for broke – without actually going broke. Find Marioni’s work on floor 14.

-Dale

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