Tag: silk

Angelo Filomeno at Chart Gallery

Angelo Filomeno’s latest works, now on view at Chart Gallery in his first New York solo show in seven years, lure visitors closer via bold color contrasts and a literal glow from his materials.  Appearing to be ‘painted with a sewing machine,’ as the New York Times once put it, the embroidered works on silk shantung resemble painting in presentation and scale but are marked by a richness of color and abundance of light afforded by their material.  Filomeno’s work never strays far from the theme of mortality; here, an iceberg illuminated by lightning brings our changing environment into focus.  (On view through June 18th).

Angelo Filomeno, Storm, embroidery on silk shantung stretched over cotton, 68 x 52 inches, 2022.

Billie Zangewa at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Titled ‘Wings of Change’ rather than ‘winds,’ Billie Zangewa’s new body of work at Lehmann Maupin Gallery speaks to the importance of personal renewal and of hope in the face of difficult times.  Created by hand-stitching pieces of silk together on larger, fragmentary surfaces, perfection is not the goal.  Rather, each work acknowledges life’s messiness (all were made during the pandemic) and features Zangewa and her son continuing to build their life together at home.  (On view in Chelsea through Nov 3rd).

Billie Zangewa, Heart of the Home, hand-stitched silk collage, 53.5 x 43.25 inches, 2020.

Barbara Chase-Rimboud at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Inspired to reconsider Malcolm X’s ideology while participating in an Algerian arts festival in 1969, Barbara Chase-Rimboud began a series of bronze sculptures, titled after the activist, fourteen of which are now on view at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery. Created with a knotted silk base and bronze forms made by casting worked sheets of wax, the mix of materials signals strength and finery. (On view in Chelsea through Oct 28th).

Barbara Chase-Rimboud, Malcolm X #5, polished bronze and silk with steel support, 75 ¾ x 23 ½ x 23 ½ inches, 2003. Private Collection, Pound Ridge, NY.

Hildur Asgeirsdottir Jonsson in ‘Brushless’ at Morgan Lehman Gallery

Brain scans, microorganisms and landscapes inspire Hildur Asgeirsdottir Jonsson’s woven silk textiles. In this detail from the towering, ten foot tall Dynjandi #2, Jonsson evokes the powerful force of a waterfall in her native Iceland. (At Morgan Lehman Gallery in Chelsea through July 28th).

Hildur Asgeirsdottir Jonsson, detail of Dynjandi #2, silk and dyes, 120 x 114 inches, 2017.

Julia Bland at On Stellar Rays

Titles like ‘Spring Shadow’ or ‘Noon Ashes’ evoke places and moods beyond the everyday in Julia Bland’s show of attractive, fabric-based constructions. Here, ‘Lines from Memory’ suggests a series of portals constructed from an arrangement of dyed textile and lattices. (At On Stellar Rays on the Lower East Side through Oct 25th).

Julia Bland, Lines from Memory, silk, linen, wool, oil paint, and dye, 88 ½ x 83 inches, 2015.