In addition to her series of rescued textile works, Bay Area artist is showing off the results of her collecting the descriptions of the locations where women and men reported having been harassed and assaulted. Note date change this month to Jan. 9 – second Tuesday.
A selection of Barbara Bryn Klare's (at center) rescued textile works, along with a piece from "Where Were You Harassed" project, at bottom right. Courtesy images.
The avalanche of sexual misconduct and harassment allegations unleashed in 2017 – and the #MeToo movement that continues – has sparked a global conversation about the issue.
Bay Area artist Barbara Bryn Klare has found a potent, incisive way to harness that conversation into a compelling art project. Dubbed "WHERE Were You Harassed," the project centers around the artist's collection of victims' descriptions of the locations where women and men reported having been harassed and assaulted. Klare created the collection via Facebook, and garnered more than "100 responses on the first day," Klare told the Huffington Post.
Klare is showcasing one of her visual representations of those responses at the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center (85 Throckmorton Ave.), throughout January, with a wine reception set for Artwalk on January 9 (note date change) at the venues below, 5:30-7:30pm.
“The project does not attempt to draw conclusions,” Klare told HuffPo about the project, which is open to all victims of sexual harassment and assault, regardless of gender. “But rather [it] serves as a vehicle to display sexual harassment locations and stories in plain sight. It is an open platform for self-expression about a very difficult topic.”
Klare is also exhibiting at the Chamber “Modern Boro / Modern Life” rescued textiles, a collection of some of her mixed media work featuring rescued textiles used to create social and cultural statements.
"I examine the crossover between textile and drawing, thread and line, and the space between remnants and what used to be," Klare says. "This 'between-space' is both solid and fleeting, like the moment between breaths—a line continuously tracing between now and then—that is deeply poetic to me. Our social fabric, with its most recent rips and tears, begs to be expressed."
"My work sits between emotional and physical repair and its companions, degradation and decay," Klare adds. "I rescue and champion the humble and frayed, finding a tentative beauty in things fragile, handmade or in need of care, while finding a complementary energy in their deconstruction."
Klare's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, South Korea, Canada and the United Kingdom. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Cambridge Sustainability Residency and Icelandic Textile Centre. Klare is curator for the online modernboro collection of ragged, tattered and patched pieces and is a Founding Member of Textile Arts LA.
The 411: Barbara Bryn Klare showcases "WHERE Were You Harassed" and “Modern Boro / Modern Life” rescued textiles at the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center (85 Throckmorton Ave.), throughout January, with a wine reception set for Artwalk on January 9 (note date change) , 5:30-7:30pm. MORE INFO.
Here's the full list of Artwalk participants on January 9, 5:30-7:30pm, along with each exhibit's month-long hours:
Bay Area artist Barbara Bryn Klare has found a potent, incisive way to harness that conversation into a compelling art project. Dubbed "WHERE Were You Harassed," the project centers around the artist's collection of victims' descriptions of the locations where women and men reported having been harassed and assaulted. Klare created the collection via Facebook, and garnered more than "100 responses on the first day," Klare told the Huffington Post.
Klare is showcasing one of her visual representations of those responses at the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center (85 Throckmorton Ave.), throughout January, with a wine reception set for Artwalk on January 9 (note date change) at the venues below, 5:30-7:30pm.
“The project does not attempt to draw conclusions,” Klare told HuffPo about the project, which is open to all victims of sexual harassment and assault, regardless of gender. “But rather [it] serves as a vehicle to display sexual harassment locations and stories in plain sight. It is an open platform for self-expression about a very difficult topic.”
Klare is also exhibiting at the Chamber “Modern Boro / Modern Life” rescued textiles, a collection of some of her mixed media work featuring rescued textiles used to create social and cultural statements.
"I examine the crossover between textile and drawing, thread and line, and the space between remnants and what used to be," Klare says. "This 'between-space' is both solid and fleeting, like the moment between breaths—a line continuously tracing between now and then—that is deeply poetic to me. Our social fabric, with its most recent rips and tears, begs to be expressed."
"My work sits between emotional and physical repair and its companions, degradation and decay," Klare adds. "I rescue and champion the humble and frayed, finding a tentative beauty in things fragile, handmade or in need of care, while finding a complementary energy in their deconstruction."
Klare's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, South Korea, Canada and the United Kingdom. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Cambridge Sustainability Residency and Icelandic Textile Centre. Klare is curator for the online modernboro collection of ragged, tattered and patched pieces and is a Founding Member of Textile Arts LA.
The 411: Barbara Bryn Klare showcases "WHERE Were You Harassed" and “Modern Boro / Modern Life” rescued textiles at the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center (85 Throckmorton Ave.), throughout January, with a wine reception set for Artwalk on January 9 (note date change) , 5:30-7:30pm. MORE INFO.
Here's the full list of Artwalk participants on January 9, 5:30-7:30pm, along with each exhibit's month-long hours:
| O’HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS Annual Members’ Show / Group Show, mixed media 616 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-388-4331 Hours: Tues-Fri 11 am-3 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm MILL VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Daniel Patrick, “Reflections: The Wonder of Stinson Beach” iPhone photos 375 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-289-4292 x203 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 am-9 pm, Fri 12 pm-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm – 5 pm NO RECEPTION THROCKMORTON THEATRE Theatre Gallery: Katy Kuhn “Winter Has its Delight” acrylic & mixed media Crescendo Gallery: Diana Bradley, Watercolors 142 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-383-9600 Hours: Tues-Sun 11 am-5 pm SEAGER GRAY ART GALLERY Gallery Group Show 108 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-384-8288 Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-6 pm, Sun 12-5 pm FITWISE PILATES Nance Miller “Dreamscapes” oil on canvas 38 Miller Avenue, Suite 19, 415-326-5130 Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-7 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am-12 pm | MILL VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Barbara Bryn Klare “Modern Boro / Modern Life” rescued textiles and papers 85 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-388-9700 Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm FAMOUS4 Russ Eddy: “Nature Art” Photography 96 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-388-2550 Hours: Sun-Thurs 11 am-7 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-10 pm JULIE ZENER GALLERY Ashleigh Sumner “Come As You Are – A Visual Rock Anthology” mixed media 23 Sunnyside Avenue, 415-246-3944 THOMPSON DORFMAN PARTNERS Laura Culver “California Colors” 39 Forrest Street, Suite 201, 415-381-3001 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm NO RECEPTION BRANDED BOUTIQUE Kellyann Gilson Lyman, mixed media 118 Throckmorton Avenue, 415-888-2135 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 am-8 pm, Fri-Sat 10 am-8 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm Instagram @brandedmv |
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