FIBER ON MY PATH ~ NYC
NYC Museums
The Cloisters, A SEGMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
One ticket gives entrance to the main Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Breuer Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art and The Cloisters, a museum of Medieval Art.
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The Annunciation. This small piece literally is a jewel, glittering like new, although completed in the mid 15th century. It is Nederlandish, approcimatley 6” x 6” and stitched with silk and metal thread on linen. It was a portion of a norphrey, a priestly vestment.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A textile gallery looks as though it was included under protest, difficult to find, awkward with too many doors and it is tiny. However, curators of this gallery have risen to the challenge and created an interesting display, describing textile weaving.
Vintage weaving diagrams explain complex patterns. Diagrams are a language, simple for simple weaves and complex for intricately woven, beautiful fabrics.
Emile Klingholz, produced Theorie de la Fabrication des etoffes de Soie, which provides instructions for loom setup. Samples of fabric in the book define the goal for each diagram.
After Pieter Coecke van Aeist. Interlace work by a contemporary, anonymous lace designer.
Breuer Museum
Third in the triad of Metropolitan Museum locations, displays modern and contemporary art. Depicted here are a couple details of a large installation by the Iranian born artist, Armajani.
Letters Home, felt tip pen and paint on fabric.
Armajani, Shirt #1, made from the lining of a jacket. Graphite and ink are used on the fabric. His shirts resemble Talismanic shirts covered with verses from the Qur’an to protect the wearer from harm.
The Rubin Museum
The Rubin Museum concentrates on Himalayan art. This contemporary piece is by Youdhisthir Maharjan, from Katmandu, Nepal is a pattern that resembles neurons. Intersections each have an “O” cut from the book, Power of Thought.
Youdhisthir Maharjan, Power of Thought.
MOMA, Museum of Modern Art
Floor Chair, Model 1211-C by Alexey Brodovitch, won third prize in the category of Seating Units, in MOMA’s International Competition for Low Cost Furniture.