Josh Faught
dal 9/7/2013 al 10/8/2013
Segnalato da
9/7/2013
Josh Faught
Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis
Snacks, Supports, and Something to Rally Around. For his exhibition Faught presents a new body of work that explores his interests in both structural and emotional support and the ongoing passage of time.
Curated by Kelly Shindler
Josh Faught creates exuberant large-scale textiles works that employ an array of techniques—including knitting, crocheting, weaving, painting, and sculpture—and use everyday materials such as nail polish, sequins, posters, buttons, Xeroxed images, and more. This formal pastiche is echoed in the various influences and movements that inform his practice, from suburban self-help culture and twentieth-century crafts to feminism and queerness. Invoking familiar items like granny squares and felted sweaters as well as cultural touchstones like the AIDS Memorial Quilt (1987), Faught’s work demonstrates the ability of fiber to be the source of both personal comfort and political agitation. He will present a new body of work in the Front Room.
For his exhibition, Snacks, Supports, and Something to Rally Around, on view July 10 through August 11,
2013, Faught will present a new body of work that explores his interests in both structural and emotional
support and the ongoing passage of time. A large textile triptych propped against the wall features woven
reproductions of calendar pages and various articles of ephemera, including a “Cathy” comic strip. In
another propped piece, Faught stitches a disaster blanket into a large quilt-like pattern, underneath which
rest two fabric legs, recalling the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. Snacks, which offer both comfort and
a way to demarcate the rhythms of one’s day, also figure prominently in the exhibition. Plastic replicas of
cookies, nachos, popcorn, and other treats are adhered to several wall-mounted crocheted works, which
feature images of clocks set to the hours of 9 and 5. Faught literally stitches humor into striking forms that
are as formally abstract as they are culturally specific. Taken as a whole, the works in the exhibition point
to our efforts to persevere amidst the uncertainties of everyday life.
Josh Faught (b. 1979, St. Louis) lives and works in San Francisco. He has had recent solo exhibitions at Lisa Cooley, New York (2012, 2010); Western Bridge, Seattle (2010); and the Seattle Art Museum (2009). His work has been featured in group exhibitions at University Art Museum, Albany (2012); Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York (2011); Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft (2009); and Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago (2007), amongst others. Faught is the recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant (2011) and the Betty Bowen Award, Seattle Art Museum (2009). He received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently an Assistant Professor at the California College of Arts.
Opening Night: Wednesday, July 10, 6:00–8:00 PM
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis CAM
3750 Washington Blvd St. Louis, MO 63108
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