Armory extravaganza: Red, white & quilted
"Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts," presented by the American Folk Art Museum. Credit: Thinc Design
It promises to be quite a surreal spectacle: 650 red-and-white quilts hanging from the rafters and generally festooning the 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall of the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan.
Presented by the American Folk Art Museum, "Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts" is billed as the largest-ever exhibition of quilts in New York City -- you haven't seen so many quilts in once place since the days of grandma's quilting circle.
On display for just six days, with no admission charge, the quilts come from the private collection of a Long Island collector, Joanna S. Rose. Though all the textiles are just red and white -- not even a patriotic splash of blue -- they're each as unique as the title suggests. Created in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, some are pieced, others appliquéd; patterns include mazes, sunbursts, lightning bolts, alphabets and much, much more. The dynamic display, where quilts seem to float in the air of this cavernous space, is by award-winning New York design firm Thinc Design. It's an exuberant celebration of an all-American craft.
WHAT Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts
WHEN|WHERE Through Wednesday at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave. between 66th and 67th streets
INFO Free, 212-616-3930, folkartmuseum.org/infinitevariety
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