Originally I planned to curate this exhibition, BIG BODY PLAY for the summer of 2020, but we all know how that story ends. Instead, the show came together this summer, just in time for a much needed summer respite. What better timing could we need – it’s the summer of freedom and fun – traveling, …
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There are so many fiber-related exhibitions throughout the year, we can’t fit them all into our quarterly Journal, so we’ve decided to take our On Display department to the blog for more promotion of shows! Below are five exhibitions open right now where you can see some amazing fiber work. In Flux: Southeast Fiber Art …
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Lenore Tawney (1907–2007) was an influential figure in the postwar fiber arts movement. With impactful and groundbreaking work that continues to reverberate today, Tawney is known for her monumental sculptural weavings. Her practice also included drawing, collage, and assemblage. Tawney’s life’s work, dating from circa 1946-1997, will be the subject of a concurrent four-exhibition series, …
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LAIKA’s studio sits just outside Portland, Oregon, so it’s naturally fitting the exhibition Animating Life: The Art, Science, and Wonder of LAIKA was housed at the Portland Art Museum. The show was on display October 14th, 2017 to May 20th, 2018, and featured behind-the-scenes photography, video clips, and physical artwork from its four films. Animating …
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Ugo Rondinone’s good evening beautiful blue has just a few more days on display at the The Bass in Miami Beach, Florida (closes February 19th, 2018). Spanning the entirety of the museum’s second floor, good evening beautiful blue is part of a major retrospective featuring works that span three decades of Rondinone’s practice—from the late …
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