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Alice Adams

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tapestry with abstract shapes on it

Alice Adams (b. 1930, New York City), Resurrection, 1958, Cotton, wool, silk and jute, 72.4 × 109.9 cm, Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Gift of Kate Gordy, 1995. Photo: Eva Heyd.

Weaver. Sculptor. Maker. A retrospective tracing seven decades of artistic experimentation.

Across tapestries, sculptures, photographs, prints and drawings, Alice Adams has spent the past 70 years interrogating the underlying structure of things, whether the interlocking weave of a textile or the evolving urban fabric of downtown New York.

From experimental weavings to architectural forms, her career has been marked by surprising shifts in medium and material. Despite her openness to change, what persists is her transparency of process. We see it in the loose threads which dot her tapestries and the straightforward wood-and-nail construction of her sculptures.

Guided by unprecedented access to her personal archive, this major retrospective – the artist’s first ever career survey – will celebrate the pleasure and challenge of slow, deliberate making in an increasingly automated and frictionless world.

Tagged with: Art & design

This exhibition is supported by Lonti Ebers.

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