Bale Variant No. 0024 (Everything)

Shinique Smith

2017

Clothing and other fabric, ribbon, rope, acrylic mirror, acrylic, fabric dye, wood, metal, and pigments

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A tall, upright sculpture is constructed from a dense assemblage of various fabrics, including denim, tie-dye, and patterned textiles, creating a layered and textured form. Shinique Smith's textile sculptures are self-referential and frequently incorporate clothing from her own closet, or repurposed items gathered from friends, family members, even the street. This sculpture speaks to the global significance of textiles as it showcases several different dyeing, weaving, and printing processes drawn from the textile traditions of India, West frica, Indonesia, China, Korea, and the US. In crafting the sculpture, Smith contemplated how international textile motifs and techniques such as paisley, plaid, kente, dashiki, tie dye--even the ubiquitous denim jean--connect us globally. Gallery Not on View The Wa