WILD AND WOOLLY

摘要

A staple in Greek homes for centuries, flokati rugs became an icon of 1960s and 70s style after haute hippies began adopting them for their interiors. Today a particularly rarefied breed of these fluffy wool floor coverings is finding its way into residences of the international beau monde thanks to artist Anna Betbeze, who has embraced flokatis as her canvas of choice. To create her critically acclaimed works, the New York talent burns, bleaches, and even buries the rugs, then coats and embeds their fibers with vibrant pigments. The results-mesmerizing tapestries that blur the line between painting and sculpture-earned her a solo show at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2012 and the American Academy's prestigious Rome Prize for visual arts the next year. Her latest pieces are currently on view at Luxembourg & Dayan's London gallery through April 2.