iiZiiT [3]: RIEGE Jewelry + Supply
Eric-Paul Riege

Opening Friday, January 31, 2025, 6-8pm
Free RSVP

Fiber artist and weaver Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994) will present a selection of new works in his first solo institutional exhibition in New York titled iiZiiT [3]: RIEGE Jewelry + Supply. Riege incorporates a wide array of natural and synthetic materials, including wool, and faux fur to create large-scale woven installations and wall hangings that honor the Diné (Navajo) tradition of hózhó: a worldview which values the beauty, balance, and goodness in all things physical and spiritual. Riege’s installation complicates the role of authenticity in Native American art objects, referencing the traditional trading post shops across the US and the counterfeit merchandise economy surrounding the gallery on Canal Street. As he conceives of his artworks as animate and mobile, often activating them through sound and performances, this allows Riege’s work to serve as a bridge between the spiritual and physical realms, paying homage and linking him to generations of weavers in his family that aid him in generating spaces of sanctuary.