Group exhibition
New York Public Library, New York City

07.09.2024 - 12.01.2025

Printmaking owes much to textiles. Following the lead of fabric manufacturers who first used woodblocks to stamp patterns on cloth, 15th-century printmakers had the idea of impressing printing blocks (or plates) on paper to create repeatable images. Conversely, prints have long influenced the design and production of textiles. This exhibition, which starts with a section of historical examples that illustrate overlaps between prints and textiles, examines how modern and contemporary artists continue to think about the two media in combination.

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Jonathan Monk, Design from 24 Dessins Isométriques (Afrique Cubique), 2017