Exhibition: Esplendor del Textil
by Elaine on Jan.11, 2012, under Blog Posts
Peter Gray
Art Museum, UDG/CUC
Exhibition: ESPLENDOR DEL TEXTIL
January 26 – February 29, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday January 26, 5-8 PM
The Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca,
is internationally known for its colorful floor rugs and use of natural dyes.
This unique exhibition at the Peter Gray Art Museum features a rarely seen collection of exquisite tapestries from some of the best Zapotec weavers, from miniatures to large format pieces, created exclusively for wall decoration. The luminous quality of these finely woven tapestries, presented for the first time in a
group show of 14 artists, makes for a memorable visual experience. Attending
the reception on January 26 will be weavers Jacobo Mendoza, Maria Luisa
Vásquez, Erasto Mendoza Ruiz and Rodrigo Sosa.
