WASHINGTON, DC — By confronting old, narrow definitions of what abstract modernist art is, Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction at the National Gallery of Art makes the case that textiles ...

This week we are running a re-air of my interview with the curator and writer Elisa Auther about the fascinating history of fiber art and its recent rise. The show we mentioned in the episode, woven ...

"The New Bend" at Hauser & Wirth is curated by Legacy Russell. Installation view, "The New Bend" at Hauser & Wirth New York 22nd Street. © Hauser & Wirth. Courtesy ...

Dakar's textile artists are known for blending traditional techniques with modern aesthetics. Artists often use techniques ...

Olga de Amaral, “Woven Gridded Wall #66" (Muro tejido cuadriculado #66) (1970), wool and horsehair, 119 x 70 x 20 inches (all photos Julie Smith Schneider/Hyperallergic) A current of cross-cultural, ...

A work needn’t be featured on canvas to be considered art. Take a bold textile, such as a tapestry, rug, throw, drapery or a piece of antique clothing displayed under glass, which can completely ...

An Indian artist created a unique artwork on a Kanjivaram silk saree in San Francisco. This project explores themes of ...

This year seems to be, among other things, the year of the textile. The past six months have seen a plethora of fiber-centered shows at major museums, from “Weaving Abstraction in Ancient and Modern ...

The main gallery of Morehead State University's Claypool-Young Art Building will host "STITCH: Contemporary Textile Art from Kentucky and Surrounding States" June 5 through Aug. 30. The exhibition ...

"Published ... for an exhibition organised by the Queensland Art Gallery and held at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1 October 2011 - 5 February 2012 ...

In an 1895 barn at the site of a renovated former horse farm, artwork hangs in the bright, open space — pieces ranging from deeply colored basket-like pieces by Mary Merkel-Hess to a composition made ...