'DRESS CODE' is on view at Städtische Galerie Stapflehus
@kunstvereinweilamrhein (Weil am Rhein, D) until January 19, 2020.
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In the 19th century, the architect Gottfried Semper declared the textile arts to be the origin of all artistic creation. The everyday familiarity with textiles always reinforced the challenge of being able to recognise them in terms of independent artistic achievements in addition to their anchoring in craftsmanship. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Regionale, the exhibition will be dedicated to the crossings of frontiers that are inscribed in the artistic debate on textiles. DRESS CODE not only refers to the close relationship of the city of Weil am Rhein to its production: the Museum Weiler Textilgeschichte celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2019. The presented works of art also provide an opportunity to shed light on different cultural, political and socio-economic backgrounds that prompt the inclusion of textiles in the creation of art. Following the inclusive character of the regional, all media will be considered, without being limited to the use of textiles as artistic material.⠀
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Artists: Fantine Andrès, Hamza Badran, Barbara Brülisauer, Leonardo Bürgi, Ted Davis, Astrid J. Eichin, Patrick Luetzelschwab, Katrin Niedermeier, Iva Šintić, Yanik Soland, Aline Stalder, Nika Timashkova, Helen von Burg, Dorian-Orlando Weber, Sebastian Winkler, David Zehnder