LONDON — The Frieze London fair opened on Thursday, and art dealers from all over the world have gathered for what organizers are calling the most international edition in the fair’s history. In a huge white tent in Regent’s Park, more than 165 galleries have set up their stands, and on them, you can see art made from iron, found rocks, melted glass and old televisions, all fascinatingly inventive. But it is a more familiar, though often overlooked, material that is in focus at the fair this year. Weaving, once looked down on by the art establishment as women’s work, or scorned as folksy craft, is now the subject of major exhibitions at prestigious museums. This year, the Met Breuer in New York, Tate Modern in London and MAXXI in Rome have staged large textile exhibitions; artists whose work features or is inspired by weaving, such Sheila Hicks, Grayson Perry, Faith Ringgold and Annie Morris, have all been praised for recent shows.

Source: International New York Times October 03, 2019 15:00 UTC