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Beatrice Coron, "WaterCity" (2005). Cut Tyvek, 11½ x 17¾ x 4½ in.

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After showcasing "Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting" and "Pricked: Extreme Embroidery," the Museum of Arts and Design continues its "Materials and Process" series with an exhibition of cut paper in contemporary art. Titled "Slash: Paper Under the Knife," the exhibition encompasses 3-D sculpture; floor, wall, and ceiling installations; small-scale cutouts; and cut-paper animation. The scale and power of the cut-paper works may shock, perhaps even more than Kara Walker’s eminent creations. Andreas Kocks of Germany has envisioned an 18-foot-wide explosion of black paper that mimics paint thrown against a wall. Célio Braga fashions funeral wreaths from paper flowers that have been cut from prescription drug instructions, all from medications used by Braga or his family and friends. Ten artists will be creating new works on-site. In the first few days of the exhibition, museumgoers will have the opportunity to view the works in progress, before they are completed by October 12. The French-born artist Béatrice Coron, known for her intricate papercuts, will install two pieces, Heavens and Hells — her personal interpretation of the concept of heaven and hell, part of a larger series loosely inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. "I think it’s the ordinariness of the medium that gives it its power when artists do something interesting with it," says MAD’s chief curator, David McFadden.

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"Slash: Paper Under the Knife" originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Modern Painters. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Modern Painters' October 2009 Table of Contents.