New Threads Exhibition at Laband Art Gallery

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!

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles

Did these colorful fluffy balls lead me to the location?

Edna Torres, yarn balls installation

No.

Darlyn's yarn bombed bench got me closer.

Darlyn Susan Yee, crocheted bench cover

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, yarn bombed entry, interior of gallery

Following are some highlights of the exhibition.

Diane Meyer, Class Two (detail), Hand-sewn archival ink jet print

Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, Woven cotton, linen, fabric, barbed wire, CAUTION tape

Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Mendocino Rebozo, Fabric, safety pins, glass beads

Delicious Taste, part of Re-Corded History, Mixed media

Mara Lonner, Privacy Burnout, Silk/rayon velvet devoré with mixed media

James Gobel, I Don't Know If I'm Coming or Going, Felt, yarn, rhinestones, acrylic on canvas

Jasmine Delgado, SFV Fabrication, Screenprint, fabric, embellishments

Miyoshi Barosh, Soft Intervention, Found afghans and polyester fiberfill

Mark Newport, Fman and Argyleman, both Hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons

Ben Cuevas, Twitterstorm, Knit wool

Aubrey Longley-Cook, Runaway, Hand embroidered cotton thread on cotton cloth, 2 digital animations

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, 14 Cetros, Wood and cord
and hanging above Ojo de Dios, Wood, acrylic paint, polyolefin cord