Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Exhibitions

Swarovski Light Socks

In 2007 Swarovski Crystal Palace invited 18 international designers and artists to create their own interpretation of a chandelier. The renowned New York architectural studio Diller Scofidio and Renfro responded by creating their acclaimed “Light Sock.” Presenting a thoroughly modern version of the chandelier, the design eliminates nearly all of a chandelier’s elements and is composed of only a mesh sock filled with hundreds of Swarovski crystals. A light buried in the sock creates a shimmering orb of light. In a dimly-lit gallery located at the top of the escalator stairway, an installation of 24 light socks evokes a landscape of light that is both disorienting and mysteriously compelling.

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Current Exhibitions

	Selected Works from the Private Collection of Gerard L. Cafesjian Gallery One Highlighted in this gallery is a large number of glass works by many of the best-known artists of contemporary art. Particularly noteworthy is a Persian installation by Dale Chihuly ... [view more]
	Mural by Grigor Khanjyan and Selected Works from the Private Collection of Gerard L. Cafesjian Khanjyan Hall Located in Khanjyan Hall is the monumental mural executed by the well-known Armenian painter Grigor Khanjyan (1926–2000) ... [view more]
	Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová: For Armenia Sasuntsi Davit Hall The Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection is one of the largest collections of modern glass found in any museum, and its holdings of works by the Czech couple Libenský Brychtová... [view more]
	In the Mind of the Collector Eagle Garden Gallery Throughout his life, Gerard L. Cafesjian has indulged a passion for collecting that encompasses areas lying outside the arena of contemporary art. His varied interests are on continuous display ... [view more]
	Swarovski Light Socks In 2007 Swarovski Crystal Palace invited 18 international designers and artists to create their own interpretation of a chandelier. The renowned New York architectural studio Diller Scofidio and ... [view more]