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Tara Donovan: Fieldwork at MCA Denver
Fieldwork will be on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver until January 27, 2019.
Made and Connected Exhibition at the Kohler Arts Center
Made and Connected features work by father and daughter artists, Garry Noland and Peggy Noland at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Exhibition is on view through February 17, 2019.
Emilia Sandoval Exhibition at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca
Buscas Aún, Nos Buscas Lugar (You Are Searching Still, Searching for a Place for Us) is currently on view at the Museo Textile de Oaxaca, featuring a body of work by Emilia Sandoval. On view through February 10, 2019.
Japanese Craftsman Kanji Hama and Indigo Dyeing (Article in New York Times Style Magazine)
Kanji Hama has dedicated his life to maintaining the traditional Japanese craft of katazome. NY Times Style Magazine article.
Pursuit of Beauty: In Stitches Podcast from BBC Radio
Dress historian Amber Butchart interviews leading contemporary artists in “In Stitches: Pursuit of Beauty” podcast from BBC Radio.
19th Century Hair Collection (article from Hyperallergic)
Naturalist Peter A. Browne assembled the greatest hair collection in the mid-1800s, which was saved from the trash by a museum curator in the 1970s.
How Sardianian Weaving Nearly Became a Lost Art
Questions of geography, gender, economics, and culture are at play in this NYTimes’ Material + Culture article. How one “universal tradition” has been adapted, rethought, and remade for the 21st century.
Common Threads Exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Common Threads: Stories Across Time features work of many contemporary artists redefining textile art. This hand-selected group of artists pushes the boundaries, creating textile work in new mediums, including music, video and participatory art. On view through January 13, 2019.
Wrath, Destruction, and the Supramundane
A Q&A with Niki Tsukamoto; exhibit on view at These Days LA in DTLA until November 11
Current Exhibitions at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Several new exhibitions have opened at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles this month, including the Excellence in Fibers exhibition. On view through January 13, 2019.
2018 Burke Prize Exhibition at MAD Museum
The first annual Burke Prize awards a $50,000 prize to a US artist under the age of 45 who demonstrates excellence in clay, glass, metal, fiber, or wood.
SITElines.2018 for Santa Fe SITE Biennial
SITElines.2018 Biennial will be on view through January 6, 2019. This is the third installment in SITE Santa Fe’s reimagined biennial series.
Liz Collins: Conduition at LMAK Gallery
Liz Collins’ first solo exhibition, Conduition, will be on view through October 21 at the LMAKgallery in NY.
Contemporary Weaving: Bringing Innovation to Textile Craft
Dezeen blog features three CA artists: Jen Keane, Kayla Mattes, and Lauren Chang (and more)
The Loom is ‘A Maquette of Reasoning’
Anni Albers combined the ancient craft of hand-weaving with the language of modern art. Her first major exhibit in the UK, on now at the Tate Modern through Jan 27, 2019.
Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen exhibition at BAMPFA
Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is the first survey exhibition that traces Chilean-born artist Cecilia Vicuña’s career. On view through October 14, 2018.
Jeffrey Gibson: This Is the Day at Wellin Museum of Art
Jeffrey Gibson: This Is the Day explores the artist’s multidisciplinary practice, including a wide variety of mediums and commentary on race, sexuality, religion, gender, among others. On view through December 9, 2018 at the Wellin Museum of Art.
Design by Hand Color Workshop at the Cooper Hewitt
Scholten & Baijings: Lessons from the Studio is an interactive installation in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design museum’s Process Lab. On view through November 28, 2019.
Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color at The Museum at FIT
Pink: The History of Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology was organized by the museum’s director and chief curator, Dr. Valerie Steele. The exhibition will be on view from September 7, 2018 through January 5, 2019.
Ruth Asawa: Life's Work at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, MO presents the first major museum exhibition of Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) since 2006. Exhibition will be on view September 14, 2018 through February 16, 2019.