Hyde Park Art Center Presents Turkish Artist Ani Afshar: Woven Gardens and Shredded Shadows
May 20 - September 2, 2012Turkish artist Ani Afshar’s striking hand-woven tapestries and tulle veil constructions will be on view at the Hyde Park Art Center from May 20 until September 2, 2012.Guest curated by Frank Connett (artist and conservationist) in consultation with Richard Born (Smart Museum, Senior Curator), the solo show will span decades of textile work by the artist. Woven Gardens and Shredded Shadows will reveal a selection of acclaimed landscape tapestries Afshar produced in the 1990s and new artworks and installations created by Afshar since her return to weaving in 2007