Morabito adapts the work of Italian old masters into these tapestries woven on a digital jacquard loom.
by Matt Stromberg March 30, 2025 This month, we recommend shows by several artists who provide singular, visionary, and radical ways of viewing the world — and imagining new ones. Madam X’s enigmatic diagrams on view at the Philosophical Research Society draw on myriad spiritual traditions to wrestle with the weight of existence, while Ramekon […]
Textile art has not always been one of my favorite mediums –
Taking the African diasporic world- view that challenges linear timelines, ancestry is more than a biological inheritance but a spiritual and meta physical interconnectedness with the universe that creates a loop of guidance and resilience.
John Paul Morabito’s shimmering beaded tapestries shine a light on queer joy and possibility. In The Queue, the Kent, Ohio–based weaver and professor shares about the ideas and influences underpinning their practice, their vibrant materials, and the craft community in northeast Ohio. By Shivaun Watchorn January 15, 2025 A high school teacher introduced John […]
Rooted in the exploration of traditional textile and craft practices, the work of multimedia artist Ramekon O’Arwisters reflects his lived experiences as a Black and Queer man in the United States.
JANUARY John Paul Morabito: Take Me To Heaven Patricia Sweetow Gallery Los Angeles, California January 11-February 22, 2025 The title of this show, Morabito’s first solo exhibition, pays homage to the music and persona of Sylvester, the pioneering 1970s Black gender-fluid disco star. Morabito’s shimmering, multicolored tapestries further the quest for queer freedom and […]
John Paul Morabito—who, per his website, “engages queerness and the sacred through the medium of tapestry”—displayed at the embassy in Lesotho; and more.