GROUP EXHIBITION

The Lady and the Unicorn: New Tapestry at Salon 94 unites eight contemporary living artists from six countries who have turned to tapestry in artworks which expand beyond its original function and methods of display. No longer solely affixed to a wall and viewable from one plane, these new tapestries in silk, wool, linen, flora, leather, steel, and brass cascade, float, soar, and envelop, encouraging us to approach this richly historic tradition with new eyes as each artist imbues their work with both the histories and contemporary concerns of their unique lived realities. Artworks on view include those by Mitsuko Asakura (Japan), Felix Beaudry (USA), Margaret Rarru Garrawurra (Eastern Arnhem Land, Australia), Porfirio Gutiérrez (Mexico), Adeline Halot (Belgium), Bárbara Sánchez-Kane (Mexico), Sagarika Sundaram (India), and Qualeasha Wood (USA).

The exhibition takes its name from the masterpiece millefleurs tapestry group _La Dame à la licorne, _on permanent display at Musée de Cluny in Paris, France. The six tapestries of this iconic collection, woven at the start of the 16th Century, represent each of the five senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing, with the sixth inscribed by the much contested À mon seul désir (To my only desire).