Textile Art Highlights: Embroidery, Knitting, and Retrospective Exhibitions

Several textile-focused art events emerged this spring. At Nicelle Beauchene, new drawings featuring tropical patterns and Art Brut style were presented. An artist created embroidered fragments that function as drawing, sculpture, and collage. Another artist produced knitted full-body suits that challenge superhero narratives and question gendered distinctions between arts and crafts. A traveling retrospective chronicled an artist and designer's work, tracing her integration of fine and applied art throughout the previous century. These presentations were selected from recent art fairs.