Introducing Hard/Cover: Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, and Viola Frey

How can a change in process bring about growth?
The artists in Hard/Cover, whose work spans from the 1980s to the present day, were invited by The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) to experiment with screenprinting and the creation of new fabric designs. Previously working directly or indirectly with ceramics, these artists welcomed this collaboration as a chance to explore new ideas related to surface, space, improvisation, and identity.
Hard/Cover consists of works marking turning points in the respective creative processes of past and current FWM Artists-in-Residence: Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), Viola Frey (1933-2004), Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), Venturi, Scott Brown, & Associates (founded 1980), Betty Woodman (1930-2018), Woody De Othello (Oakland, CA), Jane Irish (Philadelphia, PA), Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke (Queens, NY), and Shino Takeda (Brooklyn, NY).
This short video, featured in the exhibition's virtual opening, features archival footage of Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, and Viola Frey.
Hard/Cover is on view at FWM from April 9 through September 26, 2021, presented in partnership with The Clay Studio. Video editing by Watch Me Rise Films. Learn more about the exhibition at fabricworkshop....