ExhibitionE005
A study of sharp edges
The Blade
The familiar shape of a blade turns up in unexpected places. Alongside forged knives and ceremonial flints, these works trace its presence in sculpture, clothing, and footwear. Sometimes the connection is in the silhouette; elsewhere, it is the cut itself. Material, form, and gesture draw together objects separated by centuries.
Sources
| Media | Credit | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 01 04 05 06 | Dovedale knife collection, produced in collaboration with Blenheim Forge. Images: Dovedale Design Studio | dovedaledesignstudio.com |
| 02 | Maya, Eccentric Flint, 600–900 CE. Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.161. CC0. | clevelandart.org |
| 03 | William Turnbull, Blade Venus 1, 1989. Image: Osborne Samuel. © The Estate of William Turnbull. | osbornesamuel.com |
| 07 | Erin Shirreff, Knife, 2008. © Erin Shirreff. Buffalo AKG Art Museum, George Cary and Armand J. Castellani Funds, 2014; P2014:7. | buffaloakg.org |
| 08 | Erin Shirreff, Knife, 2008. © Erin Shirreff. Image: Lora Reynolds Gallery. | lorareynolds.com |
| 09 | TAjiKA, Herb Shears. Photography by tokyobike | tokyobike.co.uk |
| 10 | AB+DM, Beans S., Paris, 2025. Scissorhands, Viktor&Rolf haute couture, spring/summer 2024. Commissioned by the High Museum of Art, Gift of Lauren Amos. | high.org |
| 11 | Tokujin Yoshioka, Water Block – PRISM, 2016–17. Studio photograph, © Tokujin Yoshioka. | tokujin.com |
| 12 | ALIVEFORM × ACRONYM®, The Blade (DAO1-JUN), Charcoal. Images: ACRONYM® | acrnm.com |
| 13 | Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, Attese, 1961. Image: Phillips. | phillips.com |
| 14 | Ugo Mulas, Lucio Fontana, Milano, 1964. Image: Lia Rumma via Artsy | artsy.net |