Ian Berry, the U.K. artist known for transforming denim scraps into photorealistic pieces of art, is part of a new exhibit close to home. Berry's "Secret Garden," an installation crafted entirely from ...

WASHINGTON, DC — By confronting old, narrow definitions of what abstract modernist art is, Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction at the National Gallery of Art makes the case that textiles ...

Elissa Auther, the author of "String Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art" joins Ben Davis on the podcast. A Visitor looks on an art work of US artist Sheila Hicks at the ...

Olga de Amaral, “Woven Gridded Wall #66" (Muro tejido cuadriculado #66) (1970), wool and horsehair, 119 x 70 x 20 inches (all photos Julie Smith Schneider/Hyperallergic) A current of cross-cultural, ...

More artists are working with fiber, according to Hong Kong curator Takahashi Mizuki, but it 'is still an underrated medium.' Exhibition view: “Lining Revealed – A Journey Through Folk Wisdom and ...

A work needn’t be featured on canvas to be considered art. Take a bold textile, such as a tapestry, rug, throw, drapery or a piece of antique clothing displayed under glass, which can completely ...

Textile art is having a revival, as the artists on show at the Barbican exhibition, Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, attest. The show is a comprehensive journey through the themes ...

This year seems to be, among other things, the year of the textile. The past six months have seen a plethora of fiber-centered shows at major museums, from “Weaving Abstraction in Ancient and Modern ...

West African bogolan, a traditional textile art, is now being used to create urban-inspired patterns. The technique, which uses natural dyes and mud to create intricate designs, is being reimagined ...

Dakar's textile artists are known for blending traditional techniques with modern aesthetics. Artists often use techniques ...

In an 1895 barn at the site of a renovated former horse farm, artwork hangs in the bright, open space — pieces ranging from deeply colored basket-like pieces by Mary Merkel-Hess to a composition made ...