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Current & Upcoming Shows:
Love
Lace
July 30, 2011 - April, 2013
Powerhouse
Museum
500 Harris St
Sydney, Australia
02.9217.0111
Threads
March 19 - April 25, 2013
Dowd
Gallery
SUNY Cortland
9 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Cortland NY, 13045
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From
the Press:
Lubelski’s works create a tension between destruction and sewing’s
traditional role as a dutiful act of repair. Her stitches refuse
to stay in their proper place; they reject usefulness, instead perversely
rejoicing in damages and defects as occasions for celebration and
delight -- Los
Angeles Times
Lubelski’s graceful and moody embroidered
textiles explore the value ascribed to one item or experience over
another, such as new and old, present and memory. Her stitched designs
on used fabric, including a stained tablecloth from a dinner with
friends, elevate accident and remainder, that which is leftover
or rejected, to art via a decorative practice -- Artforum.com
Critics' Picks
…her embroidery
on a sullied tablecloth was a highlight of ''Pricked'' at the Museum
of Arts and Design --
The
New York Times
…lacey creations are imbued with Abstract Expressionist verve
-- The
Village Voice
She gives dramatic substance to the unintentional and renders chance
permanent. The results are strangely thought-provoking, painterly
abstract compositions -- ARTnews
…her works are like vivid, stuttering topographical maps, with stitches
gathering in a healing way around the dark stains...her mastery
of color and gesture makes these works beautiful --
The
Boston Globe
Nava Lubelski’s multimedia painting-embroidery hybrids...are especially
difficult to resist. Lubelski stains and rips open her canvases
with abandon, then winds elaborate webs inside and around the peepholes...The
resulting tapestries remind me of tidal pools, of cool, grey-green
seaweed gardens where spindly urchins and jellyfish lurk, of murky
pits twitching with primordial intelligence...Yes, I considered
running my fat fingers along the taut threads... -- The
Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Beginning with stained canvases, Nava Lubelski meticulously stitches
multicolored thread through splattered drips and blots, creating
a beautiful abstract work that contests the randomness of action
painting and the utilitarian nature of craft. --
The
Brooklyn Rail
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