Robin Kang

About

Inspired by her southwestern upbringing, Robin Kang reinterprets the tradition of weaving within a contemporary context. Utilizing a digitally operated Jacquard hand loom—the contemporary version of the first binary operated machine and argued precursor to the invention of the computer—she hand weaves tapestries that combine ancient symbolism, computer related imagery, and digital mark making. Kang has exhibited throughout the US, Canada, Spain, Belgium, France, Austria, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Recent institutional shows include the Queens Museum, the Essl Museum, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, the U.S Embassy in Saudi Arabia and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among others. Kang is the founder and director of Penelope, a artist-run project space in Ridgewood, Queens, and is also an Adjunct Professor in the Fiber and Material Studies Department at Tyler School of Art.