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| Title: | CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America | | Date: | 10/14/2023 - 2/25/2024 | | Address: | Tucson Museum of Art, 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, | | Location: | Tucson, AZ | | Hours: | 10:00am - 5:00pm | | Cost/Cover: | free - $15 | | Web Page: | https://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/exhibition/cumbi/ | | Contact Info: | 520-624-2333 |
| Details: | In Inka culture, the Quechua word cumbi described exquisite textiles that were among the finest works ever produced in ancient South America. Cumbi had elaborate, tapestry-woven designs and were intricately produced from countless threads. Virtuosic in their creation, these textiles were highly restricted in society: Inka-period weavers made cumbi exclusively to be worn by an emperor. For that reason, cumbi evokes two ideas at once: It speaks to both the technical mastery of Andean artists and the role of cloth in shaping a social world. Inspired by the term’s dual emphasis on artistry and society, CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America offers a new look at 2,000 years of art in Andean traditions. Presenting textiles from the ancient Andes alongside the creations of contemporary Latin American and Latinx artists inspired by ancestral weaving, the exhibition affirms the enduring, central role of cloth as a useful tool for thinking about aesthetics, social difference, and histories over millennia.
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| Event is: | Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | | Audience: | All Welcome | | Category: | Exhibit | | Submitted by: | contributed |
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