{"product_id":"warp-weft-and-the-grid-member-preview-upper-level","title":"Warp, Weft, and the Grid: Member Preview (Upper-Level)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a valued Museum Member, we invite you to join us for the exclusive preview of our newest exhibition—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarp, Weft, and the Grid\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4–5pm |\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUpper-Level Members\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5–7pm |\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAll Members\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eAbout the Exhibition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_65-col _65-col-right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph-text paragraph-2-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003eWarp, Weft, and the Grid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehighlights the artistic significance of 19th and early 20th-\u003cspan\u003ecentury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esouthern Appalachian coverlets, exploring how the designs of these handwoven textiles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003eanticipated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003e many of the same visually arresting motifs at the heart of Modernist geometric abstraction in later 20th century art. The exhibition displays historic coverlets alongside works ranging from the color theory experiments and avant-garde weavings of Josef and Anni Albers to Julian Stanczak’s dynamic optical illusions, and even early computer-based art, emphasizing their shared visual language. It offers new perspectives on women’s artistic labor as well as the material history and experimental ethos of weavers in the region, foregrounding the remarkable artistic and technical merit of the artists who made them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW200934694 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSponsored in part by Fleur Bresler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibition Previews are reserved for current Museum Members; please only register Members included in your membership. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asheville Art Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Patron","offer_id":41492056047674,"sku":"2766253","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Benefactor","offer_id":41492056080442,"sku":"2766254","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Director's Forum","offer_id":41492056113210,"sku":"2766255","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Masterpiece Society","offer_id":41492056145978,"sku":"2766256","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1280\/3951\/files\/93.14_5_edited.jpg?v=1782679897","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashevilleart.org\/products\/warp-weft-and-the-grid-member-preview-upper-level","provider":"Asheville Art Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}