What they've wrought will make you think. You won't believe what feats of form and color can be achieved with a bit of glaze and a chunk of fired dirt. In all, there are 157 items. These are from the gift of 448 mostly ceramic pieces made in 1995 by Chasanoff, a retired Manhattan real estate developer. To understand why this exhibit is so edgy and cool, you need to understand his approach to collecting.
Some collectors go after one of every kind.
He looks for ideas, what issues artists address. And he's interested in the relationships between works, what sparks might jump between them. He worked with a collaborator, artist Raymon Elozua, who, like Chasanoff, has work in the show. And it's clear Chasanoff has a good eye. His collection helped make the crafts museum.