Elisabeth Kley: Minutes of Sand

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Description

Minutes of Sand catalogs Elisabeth Kley‘s experimental body of work developed as part of her residency and 2021 exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, which traveled to The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE.

This paperback publication features works on paper, sculptures, and installation views from the exhibition at both venues with a foreword by Christina Vassallo and Chris Cook, an essay by Amelia Stein, and an interview with Rachel Adams and Karen Patterson.

128 pages / color
Editor: Sarah Braman
Designer: Joe Gilmore
Photography by Joe DeNardo, Carlos Avendaño, and Colin Conces.

ISBN 978-1-7360146-4-6

Meet the Artist

A photograph of a middle-aged woman at the center standing behind a long table, turned at an angle. Her hair is dark and short and she is wearing black rimmed glasses with a loose green blouse over a black t-shirt. On the table is a very bright and colorful design with bars of orange-red interrupted by large yellow fans and buds, outlined in blue.

Elisabeth Kley

Known for her distinctive black-and-white ceramic objects, Elisabeth Kley’s work stands at the nexus of pattern, decoration, and play. In Kley's first solo museum show, Minutes of Sand, her textile works intermingle with her signature black-and-white ceramics to create a space uniquely hers, defined by bold colors, strong lines, and distinctive forms.

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About The Exhibition

An exhibition view of a large, geometric, abstract repeat pattern in yellow, teal, and white. It is a screenprint and is hanging on the wall like a large painting. In the foreground there are three sculptures decorated with geometric patterns. Two of the sculptures are made of ceramic and are black and white. The third sculpture is a flat panel on the ground with two geometric patterns, one black and white and the other is yellow, purple, and red.

Elisabeth Kley: Minutes of Sand

Minutes of Sand, Elisabeth Kley’s first solo museum show, features an entirely new body of work and interweaves her ceramic and painting practices with three new yardage designs and a new suite of ceramic sculptures for the exhibition.

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