Author Admin Posted on October 17, 2024April 4, 2025Categories Textiles   Leave a comment on Watering False Flowers: Erin M. Riley's Textiles Debut in Paris

Watering False Flowers: Erin M. Riley's Textiles Debut in Paris

Years ago, in an interview with Erin M. Riley, she told us “For a long time, I tried to remain respectful, but finally realized that while my work is made on a loom, these pieces are not traditional by any means, and rather than call them tapestries, I have just started describing them by the materials they are made with. I do love talking with the students who are studying textiles currently. They are excited about the work I am … Continue reading “Watering False Flowers: Erin M. Riley's Textiles Debut in Paris”

Author Admin Posted on October 11, 2024April 4, 2025Categories Illustration   Leave a comment on HUSKMITNAVN: A New Day @ V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

HUSKMITNAVN: A New Day @ V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

There is something so comforting about a HUSKMITNAVN show at V1 Gallery. Not that the work is comfortable, but that you know HUSKMITNAVN will paint about domestic life in a way that feels relatable, or create a collective sense of anxiety and humor in his illustrations. It’s comforting because you know he has an eye out for us, he’s paying attention, he gets it, he gets what is going on at home. He has always had an empathetic eye, and … Continue reading “HUSKMITNAVN: A New Day @ V1 Gallery, Copenhagen”

Author Admin Posted on October 1, 2024April 4, 2025Categories Illustration   Leave a comment on JIM JOE's “Practice in Public” is a Fascinating Exploration and Use of Public Space

JIM JOE's “Practice in Public” is a Fascinating Exploration and Use of Public Space

It’s a process of patience. JIM JOE, famous in that he is famously mostly reluctant to take a spotlight or showcase himself in public, made an entire project in public. Perhaps the most public place he could, at the New York Public Library, exploring two branches located on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street in their rich and vast resoruces of pictures they have in their archive. As the 2023 Picture Collection Artist Fellow, JIM JOE made all the … Continue reading “JIM JOE's “Practice in Public” is a Fascinating Exploration and Use of Public Space”