Jacquard tapestries, color and the human eyeThe term tapestry is also used to describe weft-faced textiles made on Jacquard loomJacquard loomThe Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask, and matelasse. Jacquard tapestries, woven between 2004 and 2009, which originate from recent daguerreotype or Polaroid portraits of Brad Pitt, Ellen Gallagher, Philip Glass, and Lyle Ashton Harris, amongst others, will also be on view.

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