'The pretty and the profound are woven together in 'Fiber-Fashion-Feminism,' the forthcoming exhibit at The Art Center Highland Park, which runs from April 29 to June 11.' | nberlat
On view Fri 4/29-Sat 6/11, Mon-Sat 10 AM-4 PM and Sun by appointment. At the Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan, Highland Park, 847-432-1888,functions as a warm bow, or a curtsy, to the Bayeux Tapestry: it’s a knit brown sweater-like covering that evokes a breastplate draped over a mannequin torso. Morrison has said that she often finds gallery-goers “” her work on the sly. The title is a further taboo enticement, even as the fabric armor suggests both invitation and defensiveness.
is the record of a collaborative performance. Schnitzler invited women from across the country and the world to send her pieces of fabric stating or representing things they want to let go of. Over seven weeks at Chashama, a gallery in Manhattan’s Garment District, she stitched them all together into an enormous, room-sized skirt. Aftertours through 2022, Schnitzler is planning to perform a dance while wearing the skirt and then destroy it.
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