Debbie Lawson's Carpet-Clad Animals at Sargent's Daughters
Debbie Lawson's solo exhibition "In a Cowslip's Bell I Lie" at Sargent's Daughters in New York features life-size animal sculptures covered in Persian carpets. Works like "Wild Dog Sundown," "Red Eagle," and "Black Cougar" appear to emerge from the textiles, frozen mid-metamorphosis. The show's title references Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Lawson draws on nature motifs from Pompeii frescoes to Les Lalannes, and addresses the gendered history of craft and domesticity, connecting to her family's textile heritage in Dundee, Scotland. The exhibition runs through May 30.
Key facts
- Debbie Lawson creates life-size animal sculptures cloaked in ornamental carpets.
- Her solo exhibition is titled 'In a Cowslip's Bell I Lie' at Sargent's Daughters.
- The title is a line from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.
- Works include 'Wild Dog Sundown', 'Red Eagle', and 'Black Cougar'.
- Lawson uses wire mesh, masking tape, Jesmonite resin, and Persian carpet.
- She references nature motifs from Pompeii to Les Lalannes.
- The exhibition runs through May 30 in New York.
- Lawson is from Dundee, Scotland, with a family history in textiles.
Entities
Artists
- Debbie Lawson
- William Morris
- Les Lalannes
Institutions
- Sargent's Daughters
- New York Public Library
Locations
- New York
- Dundee
- Scotland
- United States