Contemporary Canadian textile-based collection
dal 23/1/2012 al 18/2/2012
Segnalato da
23/1/2012
Contemporary Canadian textile-based collection
Cambridge Galleries - Design at Riverside, Cambridge
The collection was conceived to pay hommage to the region's textile manufacturing heritage, and to provide a public forum for exceptional textile based work by artists from across the country.
curated by Mary Misner
Explore the creativity and ingenuity of some of the country’s foremost
textile artists as the Cambridge Galleries launch an exhibition of selected
works from their permanent collection. “The interesting thing about this
collection is its important link with our community,” explains Mary Misner,
Gallery Director. “This is because the textile industry provided the
economic base for what is now the City of Cambridge. Since the decline of
local textile production, the mills that line the Grand River have been
repurposed.”
“By choosing contemporary textiles as the particular medium for our
collection, we make a strong connection with our past. At the same time, the
innovative nature of the works collected definitely situates this medium in
the midst of current Canadian art practice,” Misner continues. “This is an
exhibit built on the history of Cambridge, for its residents to both reflect
back and look forward.”
Images: Li Chai. Dermoid Tumor, 2004-08. (detail) Serged Thread. Image
courtesy of the artist.
OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, January 24, 6.30pm, remarks 7pm
Cambridge Galleries - Design at Riverside
7 Melville Street South -Cambridge
GALLERY HOURS:
Tuesday to Thursday: 12 - 8 pm
Friday: 12 - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm