The Affordable Art Fair is Hotter than Ever 

September 27, 2024

At Established Gallery’s booth, Brooklyn textile and sculpture artist Traci Johnson is exhibiting a new series of tufted rug works contending with their self-perception amid feminine beauty standards. The work “Whispers of Silk” (2024) depicts past, present, and future versions of the artist “killing each other” to reveal a contemplative spidery being in the center. It takes the shape of bamboo earrings — “a status of femininity” that Johnson said they felt they “could never acquire or wear” while growing up. 

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