The Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles held a captivating exhibition of contemporary textile-based work entitled New Threads, January 27 - March 17, 2018.
It was my second time on campus, and first visit to the gallery, and navigating the campus was difficult (very bad signage). I believe it was Spring Break -- the only humans I saw were either the maintenance crew zipping around in carts or prospective applicants touring the campus and as lost as I was.
I should have just looked for the yarn bombed trees!
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| Yarn Bombing Los Angeles |
Did these colorful fluffy balls lead me to the location?
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| Edna Torres, yarn balls installation |
No.
Darlyn's yarn bombed bench got me closer.
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| Darlyn Susan Yee, crocheted bench cover |
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| Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, yarn bombed entry, interior of gallery |
Following are some highlights of the exhibition.
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| Diane Meyer, Class Two (detail), Hand-sewn archival ink jet print |
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| Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, Woven cotton, linen, fabric, barbed wire, CAUTION tape |
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| Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Mendocino Rebozo, Fabric, safety pins, glass beads |
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| Delicious Taste, part of Re-Corded History, Mixed media |
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| Mara Lonner, Privacy Burnout, Silk/rayon velvet devoré with mixed media |
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| James Gobel, I Don't Know If I'm Coming or Going, Felt, yarn, rhinestones, acrylic on canvas |
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| Jasmine Delgado, SFV Fabrication, Screenprint, fabric, embellishments |
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| Miyoshi Barosh, Soft Intervention, Found afghans and polyester fiberfill |
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| Mark Newport, Fman and Argyleman, both Hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons |
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| Ben Cuevas, Twitterstorm, Knit wool |
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| Aubrey Longley-Cook, Runaway, Hand embroidered cotton thread on cotton cloth, 2 digital animations |
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Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, 14 Cetros, Wood and cord
and hanging above Ojo de Dios, Wood, acrylic paint, polyolefin cord |
