Four artists incorporate familiar imagery, practices, and materials, creating provocative works that challenge notions of domesticity.
Textile artists Crystal Gregory and Jess Jones make contemporary artwork for the wall utilizing craft techniques traditionally considered "women's work." Gregory casts vivid hand-woven textiles into concrete panels, selectively draping and capturing the fabric as undulating line work reminiscent of abstract painting. Jones creates satisfying textural gradations in her Weeping Quilt series — oversized, cascading wall sculptures constructed from hundreds of fabric "yo-yos." Debuting at Momentum, Jones' Topo Quilts feature sheer fabric superimposed in rhythmic compositions over found vintage quilts.
Notes of nostalgia and allusions to whimsy and melancholy run through a collection united by disarming hues. Everyday objects such as mason jars, paper bags, and knit textiles are examples of imagery Jennifer Halvorson employs in her symbolic glass sculptures deftly rendered through various processes. From the detail of her cast knit loop Endless to the melting jars in Savings, Halvorson's work is visceral and surreal.
Photographs from Patty Carroll's Anonymous Woman series depict imagined narratives of a solitary figure enveloped within an interior space. The artist writes, "These full-scale sets, built with real furniture and household objects, blur the line between reality and fiction. Home becomes a metaphor for women's inner lives — their desires, fears, and internal dialogue."
