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No matter where you’re situated in the world, chances are you’re familiar with some form of textile borne out of your culture or community. Kente cloths in Ghana’s Asante region; suzani in Central ...

West African bogolan, a traditional textile art, is now being used to create urban-inspired patterns. The technique, which uses natural dyes and mud to create intricate designs, is being reimagined ...

The topic has been hotly debated in art circles for decades, but evidence suggests that textile art on gallery walls has gained momentum. Among the most photographed artworks at last year’s Venice ...

More artists are working with fiber, according to Hong Kong curator Takahashi Mizuki, but it 'is still an underrated medium.' Exhibition view: “Lining Revealed – A Journey Through Folk Wisdom and ...

Textiles don’t immediately come to mind when thinking about art. But as observers of the creative worlds have noticed, the much heralded crossover between design, craft, and art has upended ...

Anya Paintsil did not mean to match her artwork. The Manchester-based artist donned a long, fuzzy coat in response to the cool temperatures that caught her off guard after arriving in New York, but ...

Near the beginning of “Anni Albers: In Thread and On Paper” at the Blanton Museum of Art, a 1968 photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson portrays Albers with her husband, Josef, whose “Homage to the ...

There seems to be a strange, unspoken idea floating around in 21st-century discourse that history, or at least meaningful history, began around the year 1700 – or 1800, or in the most egregious cases, ...

Elissa Auther, the author of "String Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art" joins Ben Davis on the podcast. A Visitor looks on an art work of US artist Sheila Hicks at the ...

Embroidered pieces, woven works, fiber-based creations—textile art (also known as fiber art) can be many things, but one thing is certain: It creates an inspired tapestry wherever you display it.

Over the last decade, every art fair seems to bring with it an increasing amount of fabric-based works. Frieze Seoul, whose second edition took place in September, was no exception—yet, with a rich ...