Exhibition

Irish Arts Center presents “The Map,” a monumental textile sculpture by Irish artists Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, commissioned by Maolíosa Boyle for “The Magdalene Series” at Rua Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. “The Map” will be installed in IAC’s state-of-the-art flexible performance space with an accompanying sound installation. On Friday, September 6, IAC hosts an artist talk with both artists, a viewing of the work, and reception.

As an exhibition program, “The Magdalene Series” sought to consider the historical and cultural figure of Mary Magdalene as a powerful motif for varying explorations of language, agency, colonialism, and institutionalization. 

The artists particular exploration of this theme led to the creation of a monumental textile sculpture, “The Map” (6.50m x 4m), sewn, hand embroidered and painted by both Alice and Rachel over a three-year period.

They approached the subject through the lens of the “mappa mundi,” in which the elements of the cartographer’s practice are used as a device to imagine and re-imagine the life, legacy and mythology of the Magdalene and its impact on women’s lives, through an Irish but also universal lens. “The Map” traces an historical, mythological and future cosmology that is open and fluid and full of possibility.

Gallery Hours

Mon—Fri // 6pm to 8:30pm

Saturday and Sunday // 1pm to 5pm

If you would like to view the works outside of these hours please email rachael@irishartscenter.org.

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Irish Arts Center is a home for artists and audiences of all backgrounds who share a passion or appreciation for the evolving arts and culture of contemporary Ireland and Irish America. We present, develop, and celebrate work from established and emerging artists across visual arts, theatre, dance, music and more, providing audiences with emotionally and intellectually engaging experiences in an environment of Irish hospitality. In a historic partnership of the people of Ireland and New York, Irish Arts Center recently completed construction on a fully-funded $60MM state-of-the-art new facility to support this mission for the 21st century.

Talk & Exhibition

Crossroads: Textile Intersections presents intricate hands-on textile work that examines age-old techniques reinterpreted in a modern format by three highly individual artists who manipulate fiber. The exhibition looks at their current visions of both art for the wall and for the body.

Ana Lisa Hedstrom (San Francisco) creates abstract and geometric patterns developed from the concepts of Japanese Shibori. Her signature art textiles are included in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt, The DeYoung Museum, The Museum of Craft and Design among others.

Jorie Johnson (Kyoto) designs and produces unique handmade woolen felt creations using her own innovative expressions of the 8,000-year-old central-Asian technique of feltmaking. She exhibits her contemporary feltworks in galleries, shops, and museums around the world.

Mary Jaeger (New York City) designs a collection of innovative hand-dyed stitch resist textiles conscious of sustainability, eco-friendly techniques and couture sewing. Her one-of-a-kind collections are available at her Brooklyn atelier, juried trade shows, galleries and fine shops worldwide.

Open for viewing: Sat-Sun, Sept 28-29   12PM - 6PM    Artist talks at 3 PM

Other times by appointment email mary@maryjaeger.com or call 917-416-2686

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Three internationally recognized textile artists, Ana Lisa Hedstrom (San Francisco), Jorie Johnson (Kyoto), Mary Jaeger (New York City), are exhibiting their work at Mary Jaeger’s Brooklyn atelier to celebrate NYTM 2024. They initially met at the first International Shibori Network Symposium in 1993 in Arimatsu, Japan and continue to collaborate by exhibiting their work here and abroad.