Ruby Chishti’s solo exhibition ‘The World is a Loose Stitch’ is on view for one more week.

In this body of work, Chishti focuses on a motif that has permeated her practice over the years: her cloth women. Made from assemblages of stuffing and recycled pantyhose, these women are lovingly created, allowed to exist in natural shapes and poses, relaxed and resting.

The cloth women in this series lounge on sofas, type at laptops, and even hold miniature cloth children against their shoulders. As they engage in these seemingly mundane tasks, however, they each wear their own ornate helmet, a shiny signifier of their strength. Chishti affectionately refers to these figures as her “everyday warriors.” These female warriors highlight the invisibility of women’s labor.

Come and see the show before October 26th!

Ruby Chishti, Battles to fight for a little peace I, 2024. Recycled clothing, pantyhose, thread, wool, archival glue, plywood, 9h x 6w x 8d in.
Ruby Chishti, Beyond masters II, 2024. Recycled clothing, polyester, cardboard, archival glue, thread, wool, 8h x 14.50w x 11d in.
Ruby Chishti, Beyond masters III, 2024. Recycled clothing, polyester, cardboard, archival glue, thread, wool, 11.50h x 13w x 12d in.
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