Large Bedspread, 2020
Boro textile with hand-dyed details in pink and green, found floral fabric and indigo tilling
72 x 72 inches
Contributed by Tiwa Select

Japanese boro textiles have been at center stage in New York this year, thanks to an exhibition at the Japan Society. Boro (meaning “rags” or “tatters”) technique is comparable to the celebrated quilts of the American South - which are also often made with salvaged textiles - but have a very different compositional sensibility, featuring collage-like overlays. Megumi Arai has brought this tradition into the 21st century incorporating her own naturally made dyes, as part of a multidisciplinary practice that also includes photography and performance. Her work at the Noyes House occupies seemingly domestic formats. One of her textiles serves as the cover for a low-to-the-ground bed; another lies over the back of the living room sofa, in place of a Noyes family blanket. These gestures are humble, yet Arai’s works are also arresting abstractions, with individual patches floating atop one another to create a dynamic visual field.

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