Volume Gallery is thrilled to present new weavings by Tanya Aguiñiga in the Focus section of The Armory Show in New York this September. Colorful, corporeal, and hirsute braided textiles, these new pieces combine technicolor ice-dyed cotton and synthetic hair. The increasingly anthropomorphic pieces have a variety of referents from neon signage to animals including sea creatures. The bright colors of Aguiñiga’s recent weavings are meant as a respite from current turmoil.
Aguiñiga began working in craft to embrace significant and fundamental maker traditions, many of which are passed down generationally. Her weavings and other objects are craftivist gestures, using both traditional and experimental techniques to uplift these essential practices. Her object-making practice works in tandem with her activist and performance practice which strives to build solidarity among border communities.
Focus, curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, is dedicated to solo- and dual-artist presentations that examine the intersectionality of issues surrounding the environment, focusing on personal and political climates as they interact with race and gender. Encompassing artists that foreground South-South ecologies, the section will introduce a transcultural conversation around art production grounded on abstract, representational, and conceptual approaches.
A cornerstone of New York’s cultural landscape since its founding in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world’s leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year. The fair plays a leading role in the city’s position as an important cultural capital through elevated presentations, thoughtful programming, curatorial leadership, meaningful institutional partnerships, and engaging public art activations.