“Goldhauben Reef” and “Pod Worlds” at Schlossmuseum Linz.

An exhibition of the Crochet Coral Reef is on show at Schlossmuseum Linz  which also debutes a new Austrian Satellite Reef.

Over 100,000 hours of female labor; 30,000 coral pieces; and 2,000 contributors. The Austrian Satellite Reef is a mistress-ful retort to the modernist obsession with “individual genius.” Here is art collectively produced on a scale rarely seen in the contemporary world, and dynamically illustrating mathematical underpinnings of textile craft.

For this installation, Christine Wertheim and Margaret Wertheim collaborated with Schlossmuseum Linz to design a suite of crochet reefs based on Upper Austrian folk-art traditions. 2,000 people contributed to this intense, sparkling installation. All their names are projected on the gallery walls and can be seen here.

Exhibition dates: October 2023 – April 2024//Now extended by popular demand to July 2024.
See here for a photo-report on the show.