Fibration, New York Textile Month’s main exhibition, explores the modern fiber arts scene while contemplating the American craft revival movement today.
Giant outdoor sculpture, tiny miniature art, and a “rebellious circus troupe” are among the many surprises in store for visitors to the upcoming event.
Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery opens a solo exhibition of works by Joy Curtis
Joy Curtis, Subtle Body Pillows, 2020. Cochineal, indigo, osage orange, madder, walnut, and procion dyes on cotton, linen, silk organza and rope; spandex, kapok, buckwheat hulls, metal, and wood beads. Dimensions variable.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is presenting Joy Curtiss new solo exhibition, Skeleton Woman. This show comprises anthropomorphic sculptures created from hand-dyed canvas, commercially printed fabrics, and cast bronze. Each works multivarious elements carry meaning from their sources and cultural histories, pointing to an agricultural and colonial framework built on extractive capitalism and subjugation. By using an array of history-laden materials, Curtis creates visual fables that point to a wish for reckoning and healing in Western culture. Her practice involves research on the origins of commercial fabrics from Dutch wax cloth and indigo to the original dyes use