Join tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck for a presentation on her recent explorations in color, material and form. Hernmarck will discuss how these themes have evolved throughout her six-decade career, including her monumental, commissioned tapestries for architectural settings. Known for her innovative technique that harnesses the lustrous qualities of wool to render light and shadow, Hernmarck has also developed distinctive approaches to weaving paper and punchinella, the residue from sequin-making. In this presentation, Hernmarck will trace these artistic lineages and share the personal explorations that informed her contributions to The Textile Museum’s 2012 exhibition, Sourcing the Museum, as well as Lloyd Cotsen’s The Box Project.
About the Artist
Helena Hernmarck (b. Stockholm, 1941) is a tapestry artist and weaver recognized for revolutionizing tapestry as a medium suited to modern architectural environments. Active since the 1960s, Hernmarck has worked with architects including Philip Johnson, I. M. Pei, George Nelson, Chuck Bassett and Kevin Roche. Her tapestries are in numerous museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
About Contemporary Voices
Meet innovative artists and scholars whose practice draws on textile materials, techniques or knowledge. This series is supported through the museum's Cynthia and Alton Boyer Fund for Education.
How to Participate
This program will take place on Zoom. To participate, please register online, and we will email you a link and instructions for joining. Simply follow that link at the time the program starts (6 p.m. EDT / 3 p.m. PDT). When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
