UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The HUB-Robeson Galleries exhibition “nosegay,” curated by Philadelphia-based artist Caitlin McCormack, will be on display in the HUB Robeson’s Galleries Exhibition Cases beginning Mar. 15.
McCormack’s sculpture explores the complexities of crochet to straddle the line between fine art and craft, and its cultural ubiquity. The word "nosegay" refers to Victorian miniature floral bouquets intended to relay a secret message to the wearer’s object of affection, and McCormack embodies this idea by betokening their works with sentiments that frequently remain unspoken.
The heavily embellished sculptures showcased in nosegay assume the form of domestic and sartorial objects laden with text, as well as silent, observational beings. The works in "nosegay" show us that a therapeutic practice can ease grief in the face of disease, war, mental illness and climate change. Most importantly, as McCormack’s crochet expresses internal trepidations, existing in a volatile world, their unique sculptural process serves the power to heal in surprising ways.
The exhibit will be on view until June 1. To stay up to date with HUB-Robeson Galleries sign up for the listserv.