There’s never a shortage of atypical art to see in New York City, and this week we’re focusing on two unrelated mediums: Textiles and the written word. If you stretch your mind, you could probably make a connection to the seemingly disparate senses of touch and sight. But these amazing fiber artworks beg to be seen, either in person or through your screen, and the text-packed drawings of Melvin Way have an ineffably tactile, handwritten feel to them. For more on the enigmatic late artist, Albert Mobilio reviews Way’s current solo show at Andrew Edlin Gallery, CO2 Blues, declaring that it
provides “the fullest view to date of his quixotic pursuit: to convey messages from an elusive realm of knowledge.” Chills, right?
From mysterious symbols to order and taxonomies, an exhibition at the Grolier Club — “America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts” — focuses on the 500-year history of the English dictionary. Daniel Larkin has the scoop on this fascinating show.
Speaking of history, Rhea Nayyar witnessed several rather large fiber art installations (and other fabric works) take over an 18th-century building in the South Street Seaport. Elsewhere in the wild world of threads, the New York collective Shanzhai Lyric makes poetry out of fast fashion.
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