New Threads: Perspectives In Contemporary Fiber Arts
From left: Robert by James Gobel, felt, yarn and acrylic on canvas; Class One Diane Meyer, photograph and embroidery; Runaway, Aubrey Longley-Cook, hand embroidery.
Good quality contemporary textile exhibitions are pretty hard to come across which is why we are thrilled to feature the current exhibition being held at the The Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University in L.A. 18 local and international artists using textiles were selected and the show is based around three themes: technology as mediating force; the body and sexuality; and the re-contextualization of traditional forms. It’s fascinating to see the diversity of the art as well as the skill and creativity of each individual artist.
“New Threads’ takes textile arts as its entry point and attempts to broaden our perceptions and expectations of artists who work in fiber. The show is very eclectic and ranges in scale, medium, and particularly in the diversity and length of artistic practices,” said one of the curators and Laband Art Director Karen Rapp.
New Threads: Perspectives in Contemporary Fiber Arts runs Wednesday – Sunday from 12 – 4pm until Saturday March 17th. For futher details visit www.cfa.lmu.edu/labandgallery
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