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Catching up…

artclothtext — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:40:24 +0000

I will be in Japan until May 3oth.In the meantime (Re)Fashioning Fibre, curated by Abigail Doan, has opened in NewYork. Here are two links… (Thank you Abigail!)

http://www.planet-mag.com/2010/events/nika-knight/refashioning-fiber/

http://abigaildoan.blogspot.com/2010/05/refashioning-fiber-friends.html

Lieux de memoire, an exhibition of twelve artists curated by Denis Longchamps, first mounted as part of the Biennale internatinale du lin in Deschambault-Grondines last year, will be opening at La maison de la culture Marie-Uguay June 9, 2010. More on both exhibitions including images coming soon.

(Re)Fashioning Fiber opens May 20

artclothtext — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:03:44 +0000

Environmental artist and textile writer, Abigail Doan, announces the upcoming exhibit, (Re)Fashioning Fiber opening at Tribeca’s Green Spaces NY on Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

Doan curated this group exhibition as an opportunity to examine new ways of thinking about fiber in relation to the natural environment, our patterns of consumption, and contemporary definitions of fashioning self.

Fiber is one of the most ancient materials used in craftwork, garment production, and shelter fabrication. It serves as a resilient and easily sourced material for many of today’s sustainable design solutions as well as having an impressive history of use in personal adornment. The practice of (re)fashioning, recycling, or altering natural fiber is on the increase in art studios and fashion houses globally. This new wave of eco-crafting seems to highlight the positive ways that fiber is also (re)fashioning our connections to one another as well as our fragile environment.

(Re)Fashioning Fiber includes collaborative environmental fiber art from Iran; handcrafted vegetation jewelry from Bulgaria; sustainable, locally-minded fashion and drawings by Eko-Lab; no-waste textile fashion by Study NY; recycled ‘flotsam fiber’ from the streets of NYC; handmade books spinning tales about a global pilgrimage; crochet tower structures infused with sound; and one-of-a-kind fiber expressions from the domestic realm.

Invited artists and designers include: Abigail Doan, Atefeh Khas (Iran), Brece Honeycutt, Ceca Georgeiva (Bulgaria), Abigail McEnroe, Kaori Yamazaki, Mackenzie Frere (Canada), Matt Pass, Melissa Kirgan, Meiling Chen, Michelle Vitale Loughlin, Renata Mann, Sibyll Kalff (Germany), Tara St. James, Tara Goodarzy, Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard. Unless indicated, all other artists/designers are U.S. based.

(Re)Fashioning Fiber will be on view at Green Spaces NY, located at
394 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York from May 20 thru August 13, 2010.

See http://www.greenspaceshome.com/

Please contact curator Abigail Doan for further inquiries:

abigaildoan@mac.com

Updates on the exhibition will be viewable at the following links: http://eccoeco.blogspot.com and http://abigaildoan.blogspot.com

Atefeh Khas + Tara Goodarzy | Eco Craft

artclothtext — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:42:24 +0000

Iranian artists Atefeh Khas and Tara Goodarzy will participate in the upcoming group exhibition curated by Abigail Doan for GreenSpaces NY in TriBeCa called (Re)Fashioning Fiber. These are images of their project “Flower for the Nature”

VIA Abigail Doan

(Re)Fashioning Fibre

artclothtext — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:33:57 +0000

Anders Ruhwald | Temperance!

artclothtext — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:38:59 +0000

…when art and the brain collide

artclothtext — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:11:18 +0000

Kanizsa cube

From Beauty and the Brain: The Puzzle by Tim Parks

What happens in the brain when we look at a painting, listen to music, read a book? This was the subject of Neuroesthetics: When Art and the Brain Collide, a workshop conference at IULM University Milan bringing together a mix of neurobiologists and art historians. The atmosphere was tense and expectant, the art folk anxious that they wouldn’t understand a word, the biologists concerned that their work would seem underwhelming and wrongheaded.

Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower

artclothtext — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:14:00 +0000

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER from Yoko Ono on Vimeo.

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER is an outdoor work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon. It is situated on Viðey Island in Reykjavík, Iceland [map], powered entirely by Geothermal Energy.

The Imagine Peace Tower will be illuminated March 21 to 28, 2009, and may be viewed via earthcam on the Imagine Peace website.

Global Fabrics, Common Threads

artclothtext — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Image: Yoko Inoue,”Transmigration of the SOLD”, performance on Canal Street 2006-2007, imported wool hats and sweaters with American Flag logo, Yarn from unraveled sweaters, hand track, bunting dress, etc. Photo: Alina Zakaite

ISE Cultural Foundation – 555 Broadway, New York NY

March 06, 2009 – April 10, 2009

Artist(s): Scott Andresen, Andrea Dezso, Donna Huanca, Brece Honeycutt, Yoko Inoue, Nava Lubelski, Darrel Morris, and Shinique Smith

Curated by: Jeanne Gerrity and Melissa Levin

Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 6-8PM

ISE Cultural Foundation is pleased to present Global Fabrics, Common Threads, a group exhibition co-curated by Jeanne Gerrity and Melissa Levin, and featuring work by Scott Andresen, Andrea Dezso, Donna Huanca, Brece Honeycutt, Yoko Inoue, Nava Lubelski, Darrel Morris, and Shinique Smith. READ MORE

submitted by Brece Honeycutt

Maya Lin’s Wave Field

artclothtext — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:02:00 +0000

Tapestries Curator Chosen as New MET Director

artclothtext — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:23:00 +0000

Visitors at “Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor” an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum that Thomas P. Campbell curated in 2007

“Ending months of fervid speculation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reached into its own ranks on Tuesday and chose Thomas P. Campbell, a 46-year-old English-born tapestries curator, to succeed Philippe de Montebello as director and chief executive.”

Read the full article HERE

submitted by Oriane Stender, Brooklyn, NY