Spooky Selections from the CAT Collection
1 out of 10 Scaries:
This person In Disguise is both endearing and a little creepy.
Janusz Walentynowicz (American, born Poland, 1956). In Disguise, 1993. Cast glass and steel. 37 3/8 × 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2023.187.1.
2 out of 10 Scaries:
A night spent in this Spirit House would result in a few ghost encounters.
José Chardiet (American, born Cuba, 1956). Spirit House, 1987. Cased, hot-worked, and sandblasted glass. 7 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2023.177.2.
3 out of 10 Scaries:
With imbedded bodies, mysterious objects, and visual references to the afterlife, this boat is sailing somewhere scary.
Bertil Vallien (Swedish, born 1938). Beginning, 1987. Sand cast glass, copper. 5 1/4 × 78 × 4 1/2 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2023.25.6.
4 out of 10 Scaries:
What happened on this chair?! Perhaps spontaneous liquefaction? No doubt spooky.
Daisuke Shintani (Japanese, active 20th century). Untitled, about 2000-2010. Cast bronze, slumped glass. 27 1/4 × 8 × 11 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2024.252.1.
5 out of 10 Scaries:
A stack of severed heads! Eeek!
Robert Mickelsen (American, born 1951). Goblet, 1994. Blown and flameworked glass. 18 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. On loan from the collection of Thomas Cafesjian and Kathleen Cafesjian Baradaran 5DA-1048.
6 out of 10 Scaries:
This ghostly, emaciated body looks like something from another world.
Robin Grebe (American, born 1957). Reservoir, about 1980–1990. Pâte de verre and blown glass, slate, ceramic, and copper. 46 × 10 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2023.17.2.
7 out of 10 Scaries:
This combination of a coyote skull and a metal gear has the vibe of an abandoned junk yard in the desert.
Clifford Rainey (Northern Irish, born 1948). Secret Circle: Coyote Aluminum Sun, Cultural/Environmental series, 1992. Cast glass, partially frosted sheet glass, cast aluminum, and steel. 24 1/8 × 18 × 6 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2023.176.1
8 out of 10 Scaries:
This ghoulish sea of empty faces looks like a mob of zombies coming right for you.
Ann Wolff (Swedish, born 1937). Performance, 2010. Cast glass. 26 × 33 1/4 × 9 in. Cafesjian Art Trust 2024.9.5.
9 out of 10 Scaries:
This woman looks like she has seen some terrible things.
Kevin Irvin (American). Untitled I, 1996. Mixed media on canvas. 14 x 14 in. Cafesjian Art Trust T.AS.1052.
10 out of 10 Scaries:
The favorite goblet of your sleep paralysis demon.
Robert Mickelsen (American, born 1951). Hunter Kudu, 1994. Blown, etched, and flameworked glass. 15 5/8 x 7 x 7 in. On loan from the Collection of Thomas Cafesjian and Kathleen Cafesjian Baradaran. Cafesjian Art Trust T.AS.648