Anna Von Mertens on Marie Watt—Connections: Renwick Gallery

In this interview, textile artist Anna Von Mertens recounts a personal memory she associates with the folded and stacked blankets in Marie Watt’s “Dwelling”—a symbol that Von Mertens refers to as, “a gesture of a life lived.”

“Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery” highlights the evolution of the craft field as it transitions into a new phase at the hands of contemporary artists, which in some way echoes the communal spirit and ideology of the pioneers of the American Studio Craft Movement in their heyday.
http://renwick.americanart.si.edu/connections