Contemporary Tapestries at Turner Carroll Gallery

Donald and Era Farnsworth, Mandala Analecta, 2008.
Jacquard tapestry, 96 x 75 in. Edition of 12.
Magnolia Editions is pleased to announce Contemporary Tapestries, a show of tapestries by Squeak Carnwath, Enrique Chagoya, Chuck Close, Donald and Era Farnsworth, Hung Liu, and Deborah Oropallo at Turner Carroll Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.

Opening Reception this Friday, May 22, 5 - 7pm.

Donald and Era Farnsworth will attend the opening -- please come by if you are in the area!


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Turner Carroll Gallery
725 Canyon Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 986-9800

Philip Glass on Chuck Close

Design Observer brings us this brief but very smart interview with Philip Glass, conducted in 2005 for a BBC documentary film about Chuck Close but never aired. Glass discusses the role of structure and process in both artists' work.

Video: Close opening redux

James Kalm posted this video today, shot at Chuck Close's recent opening at PaceWildenstein. It includes some nice footage of both paintings and tapestries, some commentary, and even an impromptu interview with a newly minted Close fan:

Studio photos

Works in progress, test prints, and serendipitous overlaps from Magnolia Editions:







Photos by Nick Stone.

Videos: Hung Liu, digital printing, Chuck Close

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Video: Chuck Close tapestries in Chile

A video of work by Chuck Close, including tapestries published by Magnolia Editions, from last year's Algunas maneras de hacer algo show in Santiago, Chile (courtesy of YouTube user robertobravovidal):

TIME Magazine May 11, 2009 Issue

A photograph by Donald Farnsworth of Chuck Close's Brad tapestry hanging at Magnolia is featured on page 66 of the most recent issue of TIME Magazine!

The May 11, 2009 "100 Most Influential People" issue spotlights Brad Pitt's philanthropic efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans. Perhaps to illustrate the authenticity and humanity that belies any artificial Hollywood hoopla surrounding Pitt, the editors chose Farnsworth's stripped-down, starkly lit photograph of Close's powerfully realistic tapestry.

(Frequent Magnolia visitors may notice the familiar pile of tapestries in the corner of the image, and fans of Donald and Era Farnsworth's work will recognize a bit of their Forum Pine tapestry along the right-hand side, too.)