Cosmic Curves: Belkıs Balpınar in Cornucopia

"Tonight New York's Ethan Cohen Gallery is opening its first solo exhibition of the groundbreaking Turkish textile artist, Belkıs Balpınar, who pioneered the art of contemporary kilim making. Balpınar asks her weavers to defy gravity by bringing curvilinear shapes into her flatweave designs. In this short essay, the gallery beautifully sums up Balpınar's remarkable art."

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Belkıs Balpınar, Ascending, 120x115cm