Stretched over frames, her works in “Both Sides Now” are made up of watercolor, acrylic or gouache on paper and linen, wool/cotton. The Californian carefully weaves her works by hand with the use of a TC2 (Thread Controller) Jacquard loom that is hooked up to her computer. The digital loom, which has been an integral part of her production process for fifteen years, enables Matson to keep track of her intricate designs and ensures that each textile is crafted with precision and detail. Read the full review here.

Never was more of a fuss made over illusionistic perspectival space than in 20th century America. Clement Greenberg and his formalists endorsed it as the fundamental quality of Good Art. Minimalists like Donald Judd and Richard Serra denounced it as false and deceitful. I would’ve liked to see how these two factions tore into each other over Christy Matson’s current show at Volume Gallery, because Matson’s rigorous interrogation of perspectival space knows no parallel throughout art history. Read the full review here.