Exhibition Details
This exhibition presents a new commission by the artist: an all-encompassing environment of tapestry, sculpture, sound, and text that explores the turbulent rhythms of nature and society. Created specifically for MoMA’s Marron Family Atrium, the installation centers on a monumental, multi-paneled tapestry that suggests sprawling ecosystems and galaxies.
Additional Details
Suspended along the highest wall of the Atrium, the large-scale tapestry features a kaleidoscopic range of custom metallic, natural, and synthetic fibers created by the artist using innovative digital weaving techniques at the TextielLab in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Sculptures composed of dyed ropes, interwoven with hand-blown glass and ceramic forms, hang floor-to-ceiling alongside ceramic tablets imprinted with the artist’s poems.
Location
MoMA
11 West 53 Street, Manhattan
New York, NY 10019
Image: Otobong Nkanga with textile in progress for Otobong Nkanga: Cadence. / courtesy of MoMA