Dear Mama, 2019
Collection of Scott and Cissy Wolfe. © Bisa Butler. Photo by Margaret Fox
Hear from curators Jordan Carter and Erica Warren as they discuss the intersections of textiles and contemporary art, opening their conversation with a focus on the work of Bisa Butler, and the Art Institute’s exhibition Bisa Butler: Portraits.
Though Butler’s finished works are exclusively fabric, her methods remain interdisciplinary: photographs inform her compositions and figural choices, she layers fabrics as a painter might layer glazes, and she uses thread to draw, adding detail and texture. Her portraits invite us to examine the work of fellow contemporary artists working with fiber and textiles, and their embrace of unbounded material practices that offer multiple avenues for critical engagement.
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Sponsors
Corporate Sponsor
Major funding for Bisa Butler: Portraits is contributed by the Cavigga Family Trust.
Additional support is provided by The Joyce Foundation and Darrel and Nickol Hackett.
