New and exciting exhibits are on hand at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles including (the names alone had us intrigued):

FRAU FIBER VS. THE MACHINES

JULY 22, 2018 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

PORCELLA GALLERY

The works in this exhibition document Frau Fiber's on-going battle with contemporary apparel manufacturing. In video, photography and artifacts, the exhibition makes space to witness Frau Fiber's attempt to spin yarn, knit a tube sock and knit a sweater as fast as a machine. This series of textile productions are inspired by the folk lore of the ultimate working-class hero: John Henry. Henry, who was immortalized in verse and myth in the 1800’s, fought and lost a valiant battle against the drill machine that took his life and ultimately replaced the jobs of tireless railroad workers. 

The exhibition is curated by Frau Fiber’s archivist and biographer, Carole Frances Lung.

 

 

THE ART OF LABOR

JULY 22 – OCTOBER 14, 2018

Using the word “Labor” as a point of departure, jurors Carole Frances Lung (Frau Fiber) and Amy DiPlacido selected fiber-based, or textile-inspired work by artists exploring the many possible definitions of the term and its relationship to art.

 

VANTAGE POINT: MAGGY ROZYCKI HILTNER

JULY 22, 2018 - OCTOBER 14, 2018

HALLWAY GALLERY

Embroidery artist,  Maggy Rozycki Hiltner presents a multi-panel project by designing an idealized landscape with a big blue sky, green grass, and puffy white clouds.  Upon closer inspection the viewer finds the ways in which humans impact the natural landscape through pollution, coal mining, and industrial waste. Vantage Point is a fabricated world that simultaneously displays potential beauty, and the silent, destructive effects of waste and human consumption.

 

CUT IT OUT! EXPLORATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY PAPER CUTTING