April Fiber Art Picks!
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Cloudminers Geary A solo exhibition by artist David B. Smith, Cloudminers, is “an externalization of personal and collective daydreams.” Smith sources his textile-based sculptures and pieces from collective digital memories: video game screengrabs, Youtube videos, and personal images from social media. After altering them in Photoshop, they are Jacquard woven and then further altered by the hand through embroidery, piecing, and appliqué. In blending accessible digital production tools with traditional handmade craft techniques, Smith constructs parallel realities of individual and communal agency to envision and create the future.
Christina Forrer Luhring Augustine Her first solo exhibition with the gallery, Christina Forrer’s tapestries and works on paper display turbulent compositions of psychological spaces, inhabited by clashing and embracing stylized figures. Who is attacking and who is attacked? On the occasion of the exhibition, the gallery will also publish an artist’s book by Forrer. Twenty copies of the book will each include a unique drawing by the artist.
Narrative Threads Project for Empty Space Narrative Threads is a group exhibition of work by Aimee Gilmore, Katrina Majkut, Julie Marie Seibert, fayemi shakur, Sara Jimenez, and Sophia Wallace. This exhibition is a culmination of work created by the artists during their residency at the annual Feminist Incubator. Sharing the idea of connectivity through reconstructed (or newly constructed) narratives, each of these six cultural practitioners use their own unique disciplines, poetry, textile/thread based work, performance, book arts, and interactive installation, to name a few, to reclaim autonomy, agency, and ownership through storytelling. Every project within this exhibition is built on the voices of many contributors, whether through active collaborations, paying homage to contemporary Women of Color making dynamic socio-political shifts, or invitation for self-generated narratives.
Eduardo Kac: Inner Telescope Henrique Faria Eduardo Kac’s first solo exhibition in the gallery, this exhibition features artworks conceived specifically for zero gravity and realized in outer space with the cooperation of French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Stemming from Kac’s career-long exploration of visual poetry, his new genre, termed Space Poetry, investigates the elimination of gravity to see how feelings of weightlessness affect human experience and language. In the series, Inner Telescope, Kac presents “a liberating act that would behave according to a different set of mechanics” through much research and work in overcoming gravity’s pull.
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AIR Cycle 10 Artist Highlight: Dance Doyle
It was almost fate that brought Oakland’s Dance Doyle to the medium of tapestry weaving from ceramics in college. Originally a theatre major, she realized it was not what she was meant to do after a teacher told the class
AIR Cycle 10 Artist Highlight: Dance Doyle
It was almost fate that brought Oakland’s Dance Doyle to the medium of tapestry weaving from ceramics in college. Originally a theatre major, she realized it was not what she was meant to do after a teacher told the class
Hiding in the Light
Clandestine information practices and forms of resistance through textiles have a long, shared history. Taking advantage of society’s attitude that women’s work is “low” or “unintellectual,” the wielders of needle and thread have been masters of steganography, or the practice
Hiding in the Light
Clandestine information practices and forms of resistance through textiles have a long, shared history. Taking advantage of society’s attitude that women’s work is “low” or “unintellectual,” the wielders of needle and thread have been masters of steganography, or the practice
Work in Progress: Kendall Schauder
It is hard to describe the enjoyment and immediate kinship you find when a Texan meets another Texan, especially when it is unexpected. Kendall Schauder is a Houston, Texas native, now living and working in Chicago. She moved to attend
Work in Progress: Kendall Schauder
It is hard to describe the enjoyment and immediate kinship you find when a Texan meets another Texan, especially when it is unexpected. Kendall Schauder is a Houston, Texas native, now living and working in Chicago. She moved to attend
Work In Progress: Ýrúrarí
The day was cold and icy, but it was normal for Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, also known as Ýrúrarí, an Icelandic artist who works with knits. Ýr learned how to hand knit as a child in Iceland, stopped as a teenager, (as teenagers
Work In Progress: Ýrúrarí
The day was cold and icy, but it was normal for Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, also known as Ýrúrarí, an Icelandic artist who works with knits. Ýr learned how to hand knit as a child in Iceland, stopped as a teenager, (as teenagers
March Fiber Art Picks!
Nancy Grossman Brox, 1980 Leather, wood, paint, epoxy and glass 16.75″ x 8.25″ x 9.75″ Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Art of Defiance: Radical Materials February 2 – March 30, 2019 Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Presenting the works of Hannelore Baron,
March Fiber Art Picks!
Nancy Grossman Brox, 1980 Leather, wood, paint, epoxy and glass 16.75″ x 8.25″ x 9.75″ Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Art of Defiance: Radical Materials February 2 – March 30, 2019 Michael Rosenfeld Gallery Presenting the works of Hannelore Baron,
TAC 10 Year Reunion Exhibition
This year marks Textile Arts Center’s 10th anniversary, and a time for reflection and forward visioning, both as an organization, and as individuals invested in the future of textiles. Ten years into our journey, TAC’s commitment to unite and empower
TAC 10 Year Reunion Exhibition
This year marks Textile Arts Center’s 10th anniversary, and a time for reflection and forward visioning, both as an organization, and as individuals invested in the future of textiles. Ten years into our journey, TAC’s commitment to unite and empower
February Fiber Art Picks!
by Yidan Zeng Byron Kim, Sky Blue Flag. 2018. Indigo dyed ramie, flag pole. 55 x 93 in (139.7 x 236.2 cm). Entrance of Soi Mountain, Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, commissioned by the Real DMZ Project. James Cohan Gallery Borders James Cohan
February Fiber Art Picks!
by Yidan Zeng Byron Kim, Sky Blue Flag. 2018. Indigo dyed ramie, flag pole. 55 x 93 in (139.7 x 236.2 cm). Entrance of Soi Mountain, Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, commissioned by the Real DMZ Project. James Cohan Gallery Borders James Cohan
Work in Progress: Barbara Miñarro
Barbara Miñarro is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, but the January Work in Progress (WIP) resident artist came to the United States at age 11. The first place she lived as a new American was McAllen, Texas, a border town that
Work in Progress: Barbara Miñarro
Barbara Miñarro is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, but the January Work in Progress (WIP) resident artist came to the United States at age 11. The first place she lived as a new American was McAllen, Texas, a border town that
Artists in Residence Cycle 10: Show & Tell
For the last two months, our 10th Cycle of TAC AIR residents have been learning new techniques, getting familiar with the studio and equipment at TAC and taking a different approach to their practice. This play period is meant to
Artists in Residence Cycle 10: Show & Tell
For the last two months, our 10th Cycle of TAC AIR residents have been learning new techniques, getting familiar with the studio and equipment at TAC and taking a different approach to their practice. This play period is meant to
Give Back Holiday Market Dec. 15 + 16
Saturday + Sunday, December 15 + 16 12pm – 6pm TAC Brooklyn, 505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Mark your calendars for December 15 +16, when our newly expanded Brooklyn studio will be transformed into the third annual Give
Give Back Holiday Market Dec. 15 + 16
Saturday + Sunday, December 15 + 16 12pm – 6pm TAC Brooklyn, 505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Mark your calendars for December 15 +16, when our newly expanded Brooklyn studio will be transformed into the third annual Give