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# BRIC Presents 'Material Cultures' Textile Exhibition This Fall
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/bric-presents-material-cultures-textile-exhibition-this-fall/
- Published: 2016-09-06T14:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:28:53.000Z
- Description: Materials Cultures is a group exhibition featuring the work of eight contemporary visual artists who engage with and respond to essential elements of textile arts: weaving, pattern, draping, embellishing, and wearing.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6MzUyNTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0MzQ2Nzks
- Author: BRIC
- Tags: Announcement, BRIC, Exhibition Announcement, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:17 (2016, 2017, part 1)

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Sophia Narrett, “Still Burning” (2012) (photo courtesy of the artist and BRIC)

BRIC, a non-profit arts and media organization located in Downtown Brooklyn, is gearing up for an exciting fall of programming, including the [***Material Cultures***](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MzUyNTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0MzQ2NzksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjQyODY0LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE5NDkwNzksImZsIjoyMjExNjYwLCJpcCI6IjU0LjE0Ny4xNjQuODYiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYnJpY2FydHNtZWRpYS5vcmcvYXJ0LWV4aGliaXRpb25zL21hdGVyaWFsLWN1bHR1cmVzIiwicmUiOjF9&s=1LjXkMRSdqEU%5FbaHD%5F1DM6XVWx4&ref=hyperallergic.com) exhibition of art, on view from September 8 through October 23, 2016.

*Materials Cultures* is a group exhibition featuring the work of eight contemporary visual artists who engage with and respond to the essential elements of textile: weaving, pattern, draping, embellishing, and wearing. One of the oldest forms of human production, textiles maintain profound connections to history, ritual practice, cultural identity, creative expression, and politics. Working in a variety of media, the artists in *Material Cultures* produce works that highlight the role of textiles in shaping traditional and contemporary culture, recognizing the conceptual power of cloth as reflective of the human experience.

Exhibiting artists include **Laura Anderson Barbata, Xenobia Bailey, Lucia Cuba, Adrian Esparza, Elana Herzog, Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, Sophia Narrett,** and **Marela Zacarias**.

A [panel discussion](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MzUyNTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0MzQ2NzksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjQyODY3LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE5NDkwODIsImZsIjoyMjExNjYwLCJpcCI6IjU0LjkwLjE4My4xMDEiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYnJpY2FydHNtZWRpYS5vcmcvZXZlbnRzLXBlcmZvcm1hbmNlcy9tYXRlcmlhbC1jdWx0dXJlcy1hcnRpc3QtcGFuZWwtZGlzY3Vzc2lvbiIsInJlIjoxfQ&s=eaVDotG--WNtBIz29RFsx1C7GpM&ref=hyperallergic.com) featuring four of the artists in the exhibition will take place **Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm** and is free and open to the public.

BRIC is located at 647 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Gallery hours are Monday — Saturday, 10am–6pm; Sunday, 12–6pm; closed Mondays. Admission is free.

To learn more about the exhibition, visit[ **BRICartsmedia.org/MaterialCultures**](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6MzUyNTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0MzQ2NzksImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjQyODY0LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE5NDkwNzksImZsIjoyMjExNjYwLCJpcCI6IjU0LjE0Ny4xNjQuODYiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwiZWMiOjAsInByIjoxNjY2LCJydCI6MSwic3QiOjAsImJmIjp0cnVlLCJwbiI6ImF6a3ByZXZpZXciLCJ1ciI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYnJpY2FydHNtZWRpYS5vcmcvYXJ0LWV4aGliaXRpb25zL21hdGVyaWFsLWN1bHR1cmVzIiwicmUiOjF9&s=1LjXkMRSdqEU%5FbaHD%5F1DM6XVWx4&ref=hyperallergic.com)**.**

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