Yoshihiro Suda Weeds paint on wood, installation view at Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum 2002, Courtesy Gallery Koyangi

LONDON.-The V&A will present Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft, on view 13 November 2007 – 17 February 2008. Out of the Ordinary will bring together a group of international artists who place craft at the heart of their practice, transforming everyday subjects and materials into works that are truly extraordinary.
The exhibition will showcase on a grand scale astonishing examples of meticulous making and attention to detail. Challenging conventional ideas about craft, the artists in the exhibition skilfully use tradition to achieve unexpected outcomes.
Out of the Ordinary will feature new work by Olu Amoda, Annie Cattrell, Susan Collis, Naomi Filmer, Lu Shengzhong, Yoshihiro Suda and Anne Wilson, many showing their work in the UK for the first time. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=21168

Lu Shengzhong The Book of Humanity: The Empty Book ( Detail), 2005 paper-cut, glass, Chinese traditionally bound books. Courtesy of Chambers Fine Art ©Chambers Fine Art, New York