"Threading Orbs" opening exhibition by Thierry Despont

The Directors of Marlborough Gallery are pleased to announce the exhibition of tapestries and works on paper by renowned artist, architect and designer Thierry Despont. This show will feature eight monumental tapestries and is the public debut of Despont’s work in this ancient medium. Despont is well-recognized for his paintings on wood panel or on copper mounted on wood panel that depict nebulas, celestial bodies and planets. These works are executed in mixed media with such materials as enamel, asphaltum, acrylic, ink, glue, epoxy resin, paper, alumichrom, and oil stick. By using contemporary Jacquard looms, Despont translated these richly detailed, highly expressive paintings into woven tapestries that seem to glow with light.