American Tapestry Biennial

Exhibition Website

Jan 20 2017 - Apr 16 2017

American Tapestry Biennial includes 36 tapestries, featuring artists from eight countries. The works selected for the exhibition highlight the variety of artistic expression practiced today in the medium of hand-woven tapestry. The pieces range from the subtle, visually complex, and even break new grounds in shape and surface texture. Tapestry's rich history and it's unique ability to render images in the tactile medium of the cloth offer contemporary artists a powerful vehicle for expressing both aesthetic and conceptual concerns.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.

Whether or not you go, Contemporary International Tapestry represents tapestries from 40 top international artists of three generations, showing the best examples of contemporary approaches to the handwoven art. Featured are more than 50 examples, including full views of each artwork, as well as details. Tapestries are accompanied by biographical information on each artist, hand-picked for this collection because they are at the forefront of their field. The book also includes insightful essays, statements, and information about the field of tapestry, including artist and gallery contact information. This one-of-a-kind collection of works was curated by the author, Carol Russell, for an exhibition at Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, in 2015. Included are essays by the curator, as well as by Archie Brennan, Christine Laffer, and Dr. Lycia Trouton.

Contemporary International Tapestry

  • Fiber Arts
  • International
  • Contemporary
  • Cecilia Blomberg
  • and others

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