5 Minutes with a Friend: Allison Glenn, curator of 'Warp and Weft'

Warp and Weft: Technologies within Textiles is a group exhibition from Library Street Collective, running in Detroit, USA from January 25 to May 3, 2025. The exhibition explores the evolving relationship between textiles and technology, showcasing artists who integrate traditional fibre practices with contemporary digital tools and experimental materials.

Historically, textiles have been closely tied to technological advancement - from the Jacquard loom, a precursor to early computing, to modern digital weaving. Warp and Weft examines this lineage through the work of artists who engage with fibre not only as a material but as a conduit for storytelling, cultural identity, and technological evolution...

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