Noa Eshkol’s “wall carpets,” such as Window to the Night, are made entirely from found and scavenged fabric scraps, discarded clothing, and garment factory waste—folded, placed, and pieced together but never cut with scissors. They reveal an abstract, emotional world quite unlike the formulaic, precise dance movements and choreography for which the artist is perhaps best known. Eshkol has said of the textiles: “This occupation had at first no explanation and ideology. It began as an entirely personal urge to make something, not something that involved an intellectual decision.”

—Rebecca McNamara, Associate Curator

From the exhibition: Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy (July 9 – December 18, 2022)