“Material as Metaphor,” a tactile treat of a show closing this weekend at the Craft & Folk Art Museum, takes its title from artist and teacher Anni Albers, who brilliantly embodied the Bauhaus ethos. That art reclaimed traditions of handwork and stitchery long relegated to the domestic sphere, the domain of women, the category of craft. There are striking pieces here using fake fur and innertube rubber (Victoria May), vinyl (May Wilson), industrial felt (Lloyd Hamrol) and found afghans (Miyoshi Barosh). The material ingenuity here runs deep, as does a sense of play and the element of surprise. Craft & Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Ends Sunday.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2017 22:30 UTC