
In 2011 Philadelphia’s ICA hosted a Sheila Hicks retrospective. The well-known textile designer creates massive installations of yarns and fibers. Giant woven tapestries like this hung from the gallery walls.
Image Via: Textile + Trim Inspiration
I got a chance to see Hicks’ The Silk Rainforest last summer while at The Renwick Gallery in DC last summer. I don’t think I’ve wanted to touch something in a museum so much since the Gee’s Bend Quilts came to the Missouri History Museum.
chance to see Hicks’...Silk Rainforest last summer while at The Renwick Gallery in DC last...