Four of the Most Inspiring African-American Textile Artists
Textile art is an old form of craft which spreads beyond the borders of art into fashion, science, and technology. Since the women’s liberation movement, it underwent its own revolution with artists questioning what can be considered a textile and how a textile can be considered art. Contemporary textile art is more often a conceptual tool, influenced by postmodernist ideals and the experimental spirit of the artists who confront social and political issues.