LMRM x Abraham Cone

In 2024, LMRM piloted its first collaboration with an artist whose practice had not previously included loom weaving. In partnership with Abraham Cone, LMRM co-directors Murat Ahmed and Hope Wang sought to explore new woven experimentations that would expand the possibilities of Cone’s current practice and LMRM’s textile-based medium. 

Taking cues from traditional master-printer and master-weaver models, LMRM facilitated the process for Cone to dye-paint two silk warps, later installed simultaneously on the TC2 digital loom. Using Cone’s visual language as a foundation, Wang and Ahmed developed woven compositions that culminated in works such as this double-sided, double-weave silk screen—at once image, object, and textural field. As Cone’s first foray into warp painting and dressing a loom, LMRM’s mission was two-fold: to cultivate artist-driven inquiries that traverse disciplines and deepen appreciation for weaving as a vital contemporary art form.

Taking inspiration from Chinese privacy screens, this freestanding frame creates much needed stability for the ethereal, unwoven aspects of the piece, performing both as a decorative partition and protection from wind or unwanted energy. Frame designed and produced by fine art woodworker Shawn Lucas.

August 2024 - August 2025