'Interweaving Textures' exhibition opened at the CHB
The Collegium Hungaricum Berlin (CHB) is exploring the future and the possibilities of textile art with a new exhibition of textile works and installations by artists from Hungary and Germany.
The exposotion entitled Intertwining Textures (Összefonódó textúrák) features works by the Hungarian artist group Lilith Heritage. This formation is highlighted by the Canadian-born Brent Wadden and Adrián Kiss, a Transylvanian-born graduate of one of the most prestigious art schools, UAL London, among others. Commenting on the exhibition, which has opened on 11 May 2023, Márta Nagy, director of the institute, said that "for thousands of years, textile art has been one of the most fundamental means of aesthetic expression, yet for a long time it was considered the stepchild of Western art history. Its rehabilitation and inclusion in the "high" arts only began in the second half of the twentieth century. Textile art continues to play a bridging role between industrial and fine arts, between the private and the public sphere, or between artistic representations of masculine and feminine identities. At the same time, it can also be seen as a counterpoint to the digital information that is incessantly flooding the human mind through increasingly unusual and archaic manual processes - weaving, sewing, embroidery - that require great patience and concentrated work." The pieces on show at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin explore the future and the potential of textiles in the visual arts, balancing between these opposites. The exhibition - opened by Claudia Banz, chief curator of the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin - is indirectly linked to one of the largest Hungarian-related exhibitions on the design of socialism in the German capital. Retrotopia - The Design of the Spaces of Socialism was organised with the participation of eleven countries from the Baltic to the Balkans. From Hungary, the Museum of Applied Arts (Iparművszeti Múzeum) in Budapest was among the participants. The CHB and Kunstgewerbemuseum exhibition will be on display until mid-July 2023.
Source: MTI