Mother-daughter exhibition explores generational dialogue
At Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld brings two distinct artistic voices into intimate conversation across generations. On view from January 30 through May 9, the exhibition pairs the textile work of Lore Kadden Lindenfeld (1921-2010) with clay and mixed-media works by her daughter, Naomi Lindenfeld, tracing how material, memory, and creative inquiry pass from parent to child. Lore Kadden Lindenfeld emigrated from Germany to the United States as a Jewish refugee in the late 1930s and later studied at Black Mountain College from 1945 to 1948. Already fluent in sewing and embroidery, she was shaped by the Bauhaus-informed teachings of Josef and Anni Albers, Trude Guermonprez, and Franziska Mayer. Her innovative textiles — made from wool, ribbons, raffia, and unconventional materials — reflect both rigorous design principles and an openness to experimentation rooted in process. Naomi Lindenfeld’s ceramic and mixed-media works respond directly to her mother’s textiles, while standing firmly on their own. Drawing from techniques such as Nerikomi — a Japanese method of layering colored clays — Naomi creates patterned, nature-inflected forms that echo the movement, abstraction, and chromatic intensity of Lore’s work. More recent mixed-media pieces incorporating tea stains extend this visual dialogue, translating fiber-based sensibilities into new material languages.
Dialogue: Lindenfeld + Lindenfeld: January 30-May 9; Opening Reception: Friday, January 30, 5:30-8pm
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center / 120 College St., Asheville / blackmountaincollege.org