Exhibition
Sophy Naess. Labor of Love
9 Apr 2016 – 21 May 2016
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 17:00
by appointment - Monday
- 12:00 – 17:00
by appointment
Address
- 321 Washington Avenue
- Garden Level
- New York
New York - 11205
- United States
Labor of Love, Sophy Naess's first solo show in New York, presents a large-scale tapestry depicting a luscious romp.
About
I retrieved the loom from Phillipsport, NY, with the help of my father. It became a psychic presence in my room, commanding me to think about structure, design, purity, and hard work. It was a salvation.
My mother spent the night. I realized how sexualized my place had become. I hid the coconut oil. I hoped there were no condom wrappers floating around in bed.
I wanted to work harder and I couldn’t afford the distraction of all these men coming over to fuck at all times of day. I cancelled all my dates except for Samir. We made a plan to paint with oil and I set about preparing canvases.
-Rachel would help me dress the loom
-Sarah would teach me how to use weave drafts
-Samir would be my model
-Emma would show me how to use my new shuttles
-I would use canvas for my cartoons and stretch these paintings
-I would continue writing my weavers discourse, my self being the warp into which so many experiences were woven.
Labor of Love, Sophy Naess's first solo show in New York, presents a large-scale tapestry depicting a luscious romp. Trained as an oil painter, Naess took up weaving following the generous bequest of a four harness floor loom from the family of Hayley Silverman. The exhibition is accompanied by three new chapters from Naess's ongoing project, A Weaver's Discourse, designed by Adam O'Reilly, and an edition of lapel pins designed in collaboration with Raque Ford.