textile society of america
cross currents: land, labor and the port
15th biennial symposium, 2016
Installation view: Nceka by Jane Makhubele, Limpopo, South Africa (made with metal safety pins), Purchased from Kim Sacks Gallery, Collection of Namita and Scott Wiggers
Cotton, Beads & Sugar: Textile Triangulations of Coastal Exchange between India, Africa, & US
Recording of Site Seminar forthcoming
Cotton, Beads & Sugar: Textile Triangulations of Coastal Exchange between India, Africa, & US
Curated by Namita Gupta Wiggers
Exhibiting Artists: Surabhi Ghosh and Raksha Parekh + objects assembled by Medha Bhatt and Namita Gupta Wiggers
The Whitfield, 106 E. 37th St., Savannah GA
Site Seminar: Cotton, Beads & Sugar: Textile Triangulations of Coastal Exchange Between India, Africa, and the US
Location: Whitfield Gallery Start Time: 2:45 pm
Program leader: Namita Wiggers
Roundtable : The Global Language of Contemporary Art
Organizer & Moderator: Karen Hampton
Location: HARBORSIDE WEST
Panelists: Karen Hampton, Susanna White, Namita Gupta Wiggers, Raksha Parekh
CLOSING PLENARY HARBORSIDE WEST
Introduction by Namita Wiggers
Stephanie Syjuco, From the Global to the Local (and Back Again): The Practice of Cultural Contestation and Reinvention
Artwork by Surabhi Ghosh
Artwork by Rakhi Parekh
From l to r: Rakhi Parekh, Medha Bhatt, Surabhi Ghosh, Namita Gupta Wiggers
Beadwork by Medha Bhatt’s grandmother
Installation View