The winners of Surface Design Association’s Outstanding Students Awards were announced this past June, and what an amazing group emerging professional work we received. All the student’s work features innovation within the field of fibers and textiles and is part of a cohesive and professionally accomplished body of work. With 40 winners (both nationally and …
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This fall, James Cohan gallery in New York featured an exhibition of Northern California fiber artists under the enigmatic title, A Line Can Go Anywhere. The group show is curated by Jenelle Porter, who organized the 2015 survey, Fiber: Sculpture 1960-present, which traced, in Anni Albers’ phrase, “the language of thread” through the efflorescence in …
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This week’s Friday Fibers Roundup showcases a mix of exhibition reviews, the world’s most expensive rugs, and a stop-motion music video. 1) Organized in response to MAD’s exhibition fashion after Fashion, Performance | Kinetic Intimacies features new works that navigate the intersections of fashion, sculpture, installation, and performance. The program is on Thursday, May 25, …
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From silicone innovations in fashion, to how TV logos were created before graphic design software, this Friday Fibers Roundup is the perfect way to finish the week! 1) “Anni Albers Deserves Space on the A-List of Art” by Blake Gopnik argues that Anni Albers’s weavings are more daring than Josef’s paintings, and should be more …
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This week’s Forty Year Flash Back comes to us from the Summer 1992 Surface Design Journal with the article “The New Embroidery: Tradition and Innovation” by Barbara Lee Smith….
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This week’s Friday Fibers Roundup spotlights exhibitions that are both opening and about to close, as well as Stephanie Syjuco’s protest banner project, and an interview with the curator for Queer Threads. 1) The Springfield Museum of Art presents the exhibition, Industrial Nature: Works by Michelle Stitzlein. The show features large scale sculptures made of a …
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Exploring the depth of language and thought has always been at the forefront of Las Vegas-based artist Krystal Ramirez’ work. In her most recent exhibit, I Want to See, Ramirez’ recurring themes of rigorous process, pattern, and repetition continue her dialog on thought and experience. As a secondary thread, Ramirez’ monochromatic palette works to distinguish …
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Surface Design Association is celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year! In honor of that, we’re posting forty year flashbacks to some of the early years of Surface Design Journal. This week we look back on the Summer 1979 Journal “Supplies & Suppliers” with the article “Fiber / Landscape” by Bruce Talbot and Laura Lovett. Be …
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This week’s Friday Friday Roundup features 1) The Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style exhibition shows the process, sketches and photos, as well as custom prints, embroideries, embellishments, and finished garments by Saint Laurent. The exhibition is on display at the Seattle Art Museum until January 8th, 2017. 2) Azerbaijani artist, Tünzale Memmedzade spent …
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This week’s Friday Fibers Roundup features articles about three different exhibitions, soft sculptures, and an adorable mini loom. 1) This video from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shows firsthand how embroiderer Rosie Taylor-Davies recreates the amazing Middle Ages craft of Medieval embroidery (via Slate). 2) Natalie Baxter’s Warm Gun series addresses the increase of gun-related …
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