Quilts
The Week in Artpodcast
Gee’s Bend quiltmakers, ‘degenerate’ art in Paris, and Mel Bochner remembered—podcast
Exploring the history and potency of the small quiltmaking group from Alabama, plus a new show looks at how the Nazis attacked Modern art and artists in Germany, and we discuss a 1969 work by one of the pioneers of Conceptualism
Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack, Julia Michalska and Alexander Morrison
Faith Ringgoldfeature
Remembering Faith Ringgold, one of the great story-tellers of American art
New York artist was acclaimed for the power of her paintings and quilts telling the civil rights story
Israel-Hamas warnews
‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quilt
A two-hour rally at the New York museum drew many supportive cheers and honks, plus a handful of antagonistic shouts
Prizesnews
Textile artist Gary Tyler wins 2024 Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize
The artist, who was wrongfully incarcerated for almost 42 years, will receive $25,000 and a solo stand at this year’s edition of the fair
Exhibitionsnews
‘I want people to know how it feels’: quilt exhibitions will explore police brutality and racism
Shows in Twin Cities to offer a historical snapshot of tumult in the US