On and Off the Loom: Kay Sekimachi and 20th Century Fiber Art with Melissa Leventon and Ellin Klor
Kay Sekimachi is esteemed as an innovator in contemporary fiber art. Sekimachi joined rigorous technique and improvisation to produce instantly recognizable, small-scale works of great beauty and simplicity in her pathbreaking three-dimensional art, including woven hangings and boxes. Her vision has had an impact on many outstanding artists. Sekimachi came of age at a boom time for fiber art, when many artists were experimenting with dimensional weaving both on and off the loom and were challenging old art world hierarchies in the process.
In this talk, Melissa Leventon will discuss Sekimachi’s oeuvre within the wider context of fiber art in the 20th century.
Lecture and Video with Melissa Leventon and Ellin Klor Featuring a screening of the TAC video, Kay Sekimachi: Perspectives – Art, Legacy and Influence, part of the Bay Area Fiber Artists Archive.
04/20/24 Saturday, 10 am PST 1 pm ET 6 pm BST – London.
Presented In-Person *and* via Zoom
Koret Auditorium, de Young museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
In-Person Tickets: $5, sold at the door only free for TAC members
Virtual Tickets (Zoom): $5 Members of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Students.
$10 General Admission free for TAC members.
A recording will be available for two weeks following the talk.
Image: Photo courtesy of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Credit: Signe Mayfield.
