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Sam Falls — pre-dyed polyester/cotton with metal grommets
Sam Falls

pre-dyed polyester/cotton with metal grommets

Sam Falls presents a work that blurs the boundary between material and meaning, using pre-dyed polyester/cotton fabric fitted with metal grommets to foreground the inherent qualities of industrial textile production. The work invites viewers to consider the poetic tension between the synthetic and the organic, as the dyed cloth carries traces of color and process that feel simultaneously manufactured and alive. By elevating everyday fabrication materials to the status of art object, Falls challenges conventional hierarchies of craft, labor, and artistic authorship.

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 16, 2014

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Sam Falls, pre-dyed polyester/cotton with metal grommets

Sam Falls presents a work that blurs the boundary between material and meaning, using pre-dyed polyester/cotton fabric fitted with metal grommets to foreground the inherent qualities of industrial textile production. The work invites viewers to consider the poetic tension between the synthetic and the organic, as the dyed cloth carries traces of color and process that feel simultaneously manufactured and alive. By elevating everyday fabrication materials to the status of art object, Falls challenges conventional hierarchies of craft, labor, and artistic authorship.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Monochrome, Conceptual, Minimalist, Installation, American, Textile, Abstract, Dyed Fabric, Contemporary

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