If you're in Savannah between now and August 1st you must go see Curv-iture at the Red Gallery. It's a great collection of contemporary furniture. I'd put it up among the best shows I've seen in Savannah. The gallery is just full of fantastic furniture pieces. They have divided a small section off in the back for scad student work. Only one, out of the five student works I saw was worth the effort. You get a hint of what aesthetic the scad furniture department pushes through the comparison made with the other internationally recognized works in the exhibit. Scad loves clean-cut, smooth, refined design. They emphasize naturally finished metal and wood. When a student gets away from that it doesn't seem quite as successful. Beyond the student work, the show was fantastic. This exhibition coincides with the Furniture Society Conference hosted by scad this year. It will be traveling to the Hickory Museum of Art and North Carolina State University after leaving Savannah.

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