Opening "Natalia Nakazawa: We Must Weave Together at the Roots"

KODA in New York proudly presents the solo exhibition of Natalia Nakazawa. Nakazawa’s work reflects on diasporic experience, national identity, and the histories/institutions that affect them. We Must Weave Together at the Roots is Nakazawa’s first survey solo exhibition, encompassing several decades of artwork. Spanning painting, textiles, video, ceramics, and socially engaged components, this show explores the ways in which Nakazawa weaves storytelling and archival images with craft and identity to complicate our relationship to home, nations, and the emblems that represent them.

We Must Weave Together at the Roots comes from adrienne maree brown’s a comrade spell for trees, which highlights the importance of care and unity during times of unrest. Nakazawa’s work embodies this gentle call to action by inviting the viewer to follow the woven stories and add to the larger narrative. Through workshops and community engagement, this show creates moments of reflection for the viewer…