AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions and Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain are partnering for a highlight on textile arts and invite researchers and artists to question the practice of weaving from a feminist and decolonial perspective. This event is organised at the occasion of the major retrospective at Fondation Cartier of Olga de Amaral, a key figure of the Colombian art scene and of Fiber Art.

Long considered a minor art linked to intrinsically feminine, domestic practices and therefore marginalized, textiles have become since the 1960s a material for contemporary art in various forms: installations, sculptures, conceptual works. This reappropriation of textiles and weaving techniques by women artists is often accompanied by feminist demands. However, this development does not remedy the asymmetries in the study of works produced in different parts of the world: some are perceived through an anthropological prism while others are studied from the perspective of art history.

During this meeting, the speakers will question the historical links between gender and textile arts, their valorization, marginalization and differentiated receptions. They will discuss the issues of intergenerational transmission of techniques and their rooting in Latin American and Andean thinking. Two round-table talks and filmed studio visits will combine theoretical and practical perspectives to offer a cross-view of the transformative potential of these practices.

Practical information

Monday, January 20, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Doors open at 3:30pm
Seated event, subject to availability
The exhibition “Olga de Amaral” will be accessible during the Nomadic Night

Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
261 Boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris

The event will be primarily in English.

Reservation on the Fondation Cartier website is required: Book a ticket