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Beautiful, ethereal, magical – the superlatives used to describe glass artworks often reach epic and even otherworldly proportions, yet as an art form glass has long been relegated to the category of craft or mere decoration. In 2009 on the island of Murano, Adriano Berengo sought to challenge both notions. Through Fondazione Berengo, he invited artists from around the world who do not typically work in glass to create new works in Berengo Studio, working alongside the historic furnaces master glassmakers. The resulting Glasstress exhibition, which presents dozens of experimental …