New York Times Critic’s Pick: Bard Graduate Center’s Survey on the History of European Lace Reviewed by Roberta Smith

New York Times art critic Roberta Smith reviews the Bard Graduate Center’s current exhibit, Threads of Power: Lace From the Textilmuseum St. Gallen, as a critic’s pick. “In the galleries and its exemplary catalog, Threads of Power examines this textile’s development and technologies, its economic inequities and its role as status symbol among secular and ecclesiastical elites, as well as its seductive beauty,” writes Smith. “Accompanied by portraits of lace-wearing notables, it ranges from the early 1600s forward, starting with samplers, borders and collars, through the opulence of Spanish and French court dress to a phalanx of 21st-century haute couture.” Threads of Power: Lace From the Textilmuseum St. Gallen is on view at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York City until January 1, 2023.

Post Date: 12-13-2022