Tony Cragg, “Blood Sugar” (1992), blown and sheet glass, acid etched, made in Wuppertal, Germany (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic)

Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass Tina Oldknow with Javier Pérez’s “Carroña (Carrion)” (2011), blown glass chandelier, assembled, broken; taxidermied crows, wire, monofilament

Detail view of Fred Wilson’s “To Die Upon a Kiss” (2011), blown, hot-worked glass, assembled, with electrical fittings, made in Murano, Italy