The New Art of the Loom: Contemporary International Tapestry
William Kentridge
Porter with Bicycle: Espagne et Portugal, Porter Series, 2004
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November 22 - January 25, 2015
Al Shands and Bill and Lindy Street Galleries, Second Floor
Curated by Dirk Holger

Artists in The New Art of the Loom explore a broad range of themes from cultural identity and formalism to storytelling and history through the labor-intensive process of weaving. 

featuring: Christina Altona, Malgorzata Buczek, Thomas Cronenberg, Thoma Ewen, Susan Hart Henegar, Ibolya Hegyi, Barbara Heller, Dirk Holger, Susan Iverson, William Kentridge, Lialia Kuchma, Ulrika Leander, Jean Lurçat, Susan Martin Maffei, Sayed Mahmoud, Ann Naustdal, Inge Nørgaard, Lorna Ramlochansingh, Jon-Eric Riis, Bum Soo Song, Miyuki Tatsumi, Joyce Tien, Henriette Zegers ten Hom

Looming Local featured artists: Dobree Adams, Philis Alvic, Tori Kleinert, and Arturo Alonzo Sandoval

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
In partnership with the Little Loomhouse, KMAC presents an interactive weaving project for the community. With the guidance of educators, members from across the community will receive hand-dyed blank story cloths upon which they share their stories. During the exhibition, the completed story cloths will be joined and interwoven on a large standing loom built by YouthBuild Louisville and installed in the gallery. 

Exploring universal storytelling through weaving, participants will discover how our stories are bound
together, creating healing for all. ALL MUSEUM VISITORS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.