Opening Reception for “RugLife” at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

February 5, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011

Large textile wall hanging with a sculptural, tufted surface forming an abstract landscape. The rug transitions vertically from deep blue at the bottom to sandy beige, then olive and dark green at the top, resembling waterways, erosion patterns, and vegetation seen from an aerial perspective. The piece is mounted with visible hardware along the top edge against a neutral background.

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan + Judith Hoos Fox, c2-curatorsquared

February 6–May 23, 2026

Opening Reception: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 6–8pm

Participating Artists: Azra Aksamija, Nevin Aladağ, Ali Cha’aban, Sonya Clark, Liselot Cobelens, Nicholas Galanin, Johannah Herr, Oksana Levchenya, Noelle Mason, Wendy Plomp, Stéphanie Saadé, Slavs & Tatars, Ai Weiwei, and Andrea Zittel.

Curated by Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared and initially organized by The Museum of Craft and Design (San Francisco, CA), “RugLife” features the work of 14 contemporary artists from around the world who use the rug as a medium to engage cultural questions, including religion, technology, social justice, housing, and the environment. The exhibition examines the rug as a functional object transformed into a site of contemporary artistic experimentation—manipulated, reinterpreted, and made new.

c2-curatorsquared has selected a diverse roster of artists and designers from the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, working across a variety of media, including yarn, cardboard, repurposed carpets, and hair combs. Familiar and approachable across cultures, the rug becomes an accessible format through which artists explore identity, domestic space, global movement, and urgent social and political concerns.

Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street
New York, NY 10011
212. 647. 7778

Gallery Hours:
Monday–Saturday, 11 AM–6 PM
www.pratt.edu/exhibitions

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This exhibition is generously supported in part by The Coby Foundation. RugLife is organized by the Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, and guest curators Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox of c2-curatorsquared.