Trained in fashion design and painting, Providence-based artist Taleen Batalian creates a site-specific installation that explores the boundaries between garment and sculpture, between form and function and between the beautiful and the grotesque.
Exhibition runs September 5th - October 21, 2017Monday - Saturday only
New York Times Sign-up Event on Weds. 6th Sept. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Balfour Hood, Café Level. Free access for anyone with a valid Wheaton email account.
While contemporary culture has continued to use thread for utilitarian and decorative purposes, artists have explored its use and representation as a conceptual and expressive means for decades. These six artists rely on thread as both inspiration and drawing tool, creating works that span sculpture, installation, photography, painting and more.