PLIABLE PLANES | Expanded Textiles & Fibre Practices

Presenting contemporary Australian textiles and fibre art in expansive and plural forms.

Akira AKira Pliab;le Planes

Pliable Planes presents contemporary Australian textiles and fibre art in expansive and plural forms, altering perceptions of materials, form, and function. Taking its title from Bauhaus artist Annie Albers, the exhibition challenges artists to rethink the use of textiles through an architectural lens as material that is fundamentally structural and endlessly mutable. Exhibiting artists reflect on the use of textiles to chart social and cultural change, responding to historical modes of production and representation, and underlying histories of domesticity and women’s labour. Works seamlessly incorporate traditional textiles including weaving, embroidery, knitting and sewing while exploring broader conceptual and aesthetic possibilities.

A UNSW Galleries touring exhibition curated by Karen Hall & Catherine Woolley. Presented with the support of Creative Australia. The exhibition began a national tour in 2023 with the support of the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

This Exhibition is on show from 20 July - 15 September 2024.

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IMAGE CREDITS:
Above: 
Akira Akira. 551.001 – 551.005 all 2022 from the series NEW PERSERVERANCE 2016–ongoing, Appleton tapestry wool on perforated plastic, Tasmanian oak frame, soundscape. Courtesy of the artist, Perth. Photo: Jacquie Manning
Homepage Square: Anne-Marie May. Unforeseen Constellations (detail) 2022, Hessian backed wool carpet, wool thread. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Jacquie Manning
Slider: Kate Scardifield. You Don't Need Me to Tell You 2022 (production still). Photo: Robyn Hearfield

 

 

 

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