Rust Never Sleeps: China’s ‘Without Further Ado’ at Artworks Trenton

By: Tris McCall

Outlets: NJArts

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 1,166

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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If you were ever an awed kid rummaging around in your parents’ or grandparents’ garage, you are familiar with the mystique of rust. Oxidation lends dignity and an aura of authority to ordinary objects. A shiny new tool belongs to the hardware store; an old and rusted one belongs to history. A patina of rust gives a surface character and a suggestion of hard use. If metal could sweat, rust is what it would look …

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