Only you, 2024
Monotypes printed and sewn on cotton, embroidery, polyester organza and glass beads
200 × 140 cm
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Biography
Lauren Januhowski (Houston, 1992) works with textiles as a storytelling space. Her pieces combine printed fabrics in monotype, sewing, embroidery, transparencies and beads to gather autobiographical experiences and stories of the women of her environment.
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The time of manual labor is part of the meaning of the work. Stitches, layers and assemblages make visible a process related to the sewing tradition of her family and the transmission of experiences between women. Color articulates emotions and transparent fabrics create physical depth and narrative.
He trained at The Cooper Union, New York, and at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In 2024 he made residencies at the Abbaye de Maubuisson, France, and the Kalhath Foundation, India, within the Villa Swagatam program. In Marquesa presents What We Invoke, an approach to memory, intimacy and the shared construction of identity.
CV and career
Selected highlights
Education
- 2020 · École des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, speciality Printed Image.
- 2015 · Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Cooper Union, New York.
Group exhibitions and art fairs
- Magasins Généraux, France
- La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris.
Awards and residencies
- 2024 · Residence at the Abbaye de Maubuisson, France.
- 2024 · Villa Swagatam Residence at Kalhath Foundation, Lucknow, India.
Exhibitions at Marquesa
1 exhibition
Texts and publications
Texts of the exhibition
Curatorial Text
What We Invoke / What we invoke
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Press and publications
Textile practices offer a solid anchor within this liquid world
Interview about textiles, manual work and the construction of shared stories.
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Conversation about collage, monotype, women’s experiences and textile processes.
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