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Patterns of Influence: A Talk with Vanessa Drake Moraga

As part of the opening celebration for Designing Dynamism: Kuba Textiles from the DR Congo, The Wesley Mancini Collection, Vanessa Drake Moraga, author of “Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa,” presents a richly illustrated talk that traces the history of the western adaptation, appropriation, and appreciation of Kuba surface design and textile artistry from the turn of the 20th century. Drake Moraga is also the primary author of the Designing Dynamism exhibition catalogue and top scholar on Kuba textiles, as well as textile art from Africa and South America. She was guest curator for “Weaving Abstraction: Kuba Textiles and the Woven Art of Central Africa” (2011). She also co-authored “African Textiles” with Duncan Clarke and Sarah Fee (2022). Her other publications include “Animal Myth and Magic: Images from Pre-Columbian Textiles” (1995), as well as many articles on textile art and iconography.