Textile works of all sizes depicting abstract landscapes hang around the high walls of the brightly lit gallery Slo Curio. Some depict Hawaiian beaches; others show Southwestern mesas – places that ...
KUNSTPLAZA is leading the tapestry revival by showcasing how contemporary textile wall art serves as visual statement ...
In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. Visions Museum of Textile Art’s vision statement gets right to the heart ...
There seems to be a strange, unspoken idea floating around in 21st-century discourse that history, or at least meaningful history, began around the year 1700 – or 1800, or in the most egregious cases, ...
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The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Artnet News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market. In 2002, crowds lined up around the block outside the ...
With thread and yarn, she breaks boundaries and builds labyrinthine work that captivates the viewer. Whenever I look at a work by Sheila Hicks (b. 1934), I feel like I’m in a chapel. It’s easy to ...
Nevet Yitzhak, “WarCraft” (detail) (2014) (all photographs courtesy the artists and the Gardner Museum unless otherwise noted) BOSTON — The human body, war, and opera: these themes meld within the ...
Leda Catunda, “Eldorado II” (2018) acrylic on canvas and plastic at the 33rd São Paulo Biennial (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) In October, a little more than a month after the biennial’s ...
Embroidered pieces, woven works, fiber-based creations—textile art (also known as fiber art) can be many things, but one thing is certain: It creates an inspired tapestry wherever you display it.
Anya Paintsil did not mean to match her artwork. The Manchester-based artist donned a long, fuzzy coat in response to the cool temperatures that caught her off guard after arriving in New York, but ...
I fell in love with textile art. Above and right: visitors to Judy Chicago’s installation, ‘The Dinner Party’, are greeted by six five-foot-high woven banners, created between 1974 and 1979. © Judy ...