Book Review
The Legendary Weavers of Black Mountain College
As a new book shows, the school’s teachings continue to influence creative practices.
Julie Schneider
Art
The Cross-Pollination Between Prints and Textiles Yields Abundance
An exhibition at the New York Public Library shows that these modes share deep roots.
Art
The Feminist Multiverse of Chitra Ganesh’s Art
There are boundless ways to interpret the artist’s works, each populated with fierce femmes and curious chimera, and layered with symbols.
Art
The Kaleidoscopic World of Amish Women’s Quilts
The quilts in Pattern and Paradox exist at the intersections of tradition and innovation, the humble and the spectacular.
Art
A Fiber-Forward Vision of Modern Art
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art makes the case that textiles are an integral part of modernist art history.
Art
New York’s Fashion Institute Students Tailor Solutions to World’s Problems
The 2024 FIT graduation show explores themes of environmental collapse and sustainable solutions, oppressive systems, and holistic community care.
Art
In Weaving Abstraction, Textiles Travel Through Space and Time
The Met show pays tribute to the designs and technical innovations of long-ago weavers and the 20th-century artists who took inspiration from them.
Art
The Fibers That Make Up Our Lives
Textile techniques serve as medium and metaphor in Unravel at the Barbican Centre, conveying possibilities for art and resistance.
Art
The Forgotten History of Bourne and Allen’s Mid-Century Textiles
A new show seeks to restore a pair of modernist weavers to a place of prominence in British design history.
Art
Rachel Perry Sews the Passage of Time
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Perry turned boxes into templates for needlepointed artworks, reflecting an era narrowed to domestic spheres.
Art
The Immense Charm of Miniatures
Tiny Treasures at the MFA Boston makes the case that miniatures need not be oversimplified or relegated to realms of the nostalgic and cute.
Art
The Life-Affirming Promise of Regenerative Design
From cow-dung lamps to mushroom-based, architecturally sound bricks, Life Cycles investigates how design materials can work in tandem with nature.