Fiber Sculpture 1960–Present

Diane Itter, Southern Borders, 1982, Linen, 15 1/2 x 10 inches, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Gift of Nancy and Richard Bloch, 1991, Photo by Eva Heyd, ©Estate of Diane Itter

Jean Stamsta, Orange Twist, ca. 1970, Wool, synthetic yarn, and wood, 43 x 103 x 43 inches, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., ©The Estate of Jean Stamsta

Faith Wilding, Crocheted Environment, 1972/1995, Woolworth’s Sweetheart acrylic yarn and sisal rope, 108 x 108 x 108 inches, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Gift of the artist, Photo by Charles Mayer

Lenore Tawney, Black Woven Form (Fountain), 1966, Linen and metal 105 x 17 x 2 1⁄4 inches, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, Gift of the artist, through the American Craft Council, 1968, Photo by Sheldan Comfert Collins

Claire Zeisler, Red Wednesday, 1967, Jute and wool, 68 x 40 x 40 inches, Museum of Arts and Design, New York Gift of the Dreyfus Corporation, through the American Craft Council, 1989, Photo by Eva Heyd, ©Estate of Claire Zeisler, courtesy of Rhona, Hoffman Gallery, Chicago

Sheila Hicks, Pillar of Inquiry/Supple Column, 2013–14. Acrylic, linen, cotton, bamboo, and silk. 204 x 48 x 48 inches (variable). Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Photo by John Kennard.

Sheila Hicks, Banisteriopsis II,1965–66/2010, Wool and linen, Dimensions variable, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Gift of the artist in honor of Jenelle Porter, Photo by Charles Mayer, © Sheila Hicks

Xenobia Bailey (American, b. 1955). Mothership 1: Sistah Paradise’s Great Walls of Fire Revival Tent, 2002. Cotton and acrylic yarn, metal frame, electrical tape, shells, 10 x 5 x 5 ft. (304.9 x 152.4 x 152.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist and the Stefan Stux Gallery, New York

Josh Faught, Untitled, 2009, Hemp, sequins, pin, and garden trellis, 50 x 48 x 2″, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Gift of Andrew Black, Courtesy of the artist and Lisa Cooley, New York

Beryl Korot, Text and Commentary, 1976–77, Installation: five-channel video (black and white, sound, 30:00 minutes), weavings, drawings, and pictographic video notations, Dimensions variable, Courtesy of bitforms gallery, New York, Photo by John Berens

Ernesto Neto, SoundWay, 2012, Polypropylene and polyester rope, metal bells, and seed pods, 115 x 268 x 35 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar, Gallery, New York

Françoise Grossen, Inchworm, 1971, Industrial cotton piping cord, 240 x 156 inches, Courtesy of the artist