Gusanos (Worms)

Textiles

2013

Francisco Toledo
Mexican, 1940-2019

Unlike other artists represented in this gallery, Francisco Toledo is not known primarily for his textile work. Over a long career he has made his reputation through prints and paintings, but there have been two moments when he worked on textile projects: in the early 1990s, when he designed a series of tapestries, and during the last four years or so, when he made a small group of felt hangings, including this one. Separate tile-like units of laser-cut handmade felt suggest a floor surface. The worms, wriggling on the surface and emerging from the black gaps, seem to be eating the wool, serving as an amusing metaphor for the laser-cutting process.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Francisco Toledo
Title: Gusanos (Worms)
Place: Oaxaca state (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 2013
Medium: Wool; pressed and needle punched felt, laser cut; appliquéd with cotton and nylon mono-filament
Dimensions: 177.2 × 263.5 cm (69 3/4 × 103 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Kiff and Rod Slemmons
Reference Number: 2015.596a-e

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