For the last 12 years BravinLee Editions has been producing limited editioned, hand-knotted rugs designed by artists. The Golden Thread will include editions by Wangechi Mutu, Jonas Wood, Louise Bourgeois and will be debuting its newest rug edition, Original Sin by Willie Cole.

The exhibition The Golden Thread shines a light on a group of exemplary artists who have made of the radical use of textiles their frequent or dedicated métier. Hailing from different parts of the U.S. and beyond, their wildly varied artworks occupy four floors of a landmark 18th century warehouse previously used to store, among other period wares, bails of cotton and bolts of fabric arriving and departing New York’s South Street Seaport. Repurposed by the exhibition’s organizers, Karin Bravin and John Lee—longtime New York dealers and champions of textile art—the building’s 10,000 square feet have been marshaled to array both discrete objects and commissioned installations.

The exhibition brings together over 60 artworks by 59 international artists and artist collectives that treat textiles as a medium perfectly tailored to our distracted and anxious times. As befits a showcase rather than an exhaustive thematic or historical survey, the artworks featured in The Golden Thread run the gamut—from foursquare pictures to three-dimensional artworks, from freestanding sculptures to editioned rugs, from hanging tapestries to immersive environments.

Curated by Karin Bravin & John Post Lee

207 Front Street (South Street Seaport)
April 25, 12-3pm / 4-8pm (Invitation only)
April 26 – May 12, 12-7pm (closed Mondays)
Free and open to the public 
Not wheelchair/stroller accessible