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Becca Van K
'Drexcyen Star Chamber (Drexciya)', abstract, embroidery, contemporary art

2014

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Becca Van K 'Drexcyen Star Chamber (Drexciya),' 2014 Embroidery floss, canvas mesh, pine, and hardware 18.5 x 18.5 x 2 inches ━━━ (This piece is part of the exhibition titled 'WORK' on LADIES' ROOM) In encountering the discursive history of “work” in artmaking, all of the objects assembled in WORK variously venerate labor as an essential element. WORK features 10 artists whose laborious methodologies demonstrate an indisputable meticulousness and care for their media. Selected for their quasi-obsessive dedication to their practice, each of the artists in WORK assiduously and repeatedly cut, draw, carve, sculpt, stitch, and weave their materials into complex configurations. - BIOGRAPHY - Becca Van K is a mixed-media fiber artist based in New York’s Catskill Mountains. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Becca is a 2022 & 2021 recipient of an NYSCA Decentralization Grant and a 2020 New York Foundation for the Arts Grant. She recently participated in exhibitions at Window on Hudson (Hudson, NY), Office Space Gallery (Salt Lake City, UT), and Collar Works (Troy, NY).
  • Creator:
    Becca Van K
  • Creation Year:
    2014
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, US
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2120211750712
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