In the PROJECT SPACE

Denise Carbonell: widow’s weeds
OPENING/RECEPTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th, 6p-8p

Presenting selections from over 30 years of textile work by Denise Carbonell, ‘widow’s weeds’ is a striking assembly of deep tonal palettes and layered forms that invoke memory and mourning. In defiance of the historic and domestic applications of quilting, Carbonell rapidly departs from the sentimental and nostalgic, into the territory of sombre monumental structures that exist in a more geologic passing of time. Her dark works invoke caves, clefts in rock faces and trap doors into the unknown, ensnaring viewers with her thousands of stitches and many layers of carefully curated fibers from a lifetime in the fashion and art industries. Also on display are three of Carbonell’s translucent works; fraying, spectral forms bound by fragile line work, and two black and white compositions with a decidedly percussive sensibility.

In conjunction with ‘widow’s weeds’ and the upcoming exhibition of the AIDS Quilt, Carbonell will be offering a workshop for those interested in creating their own tonal textile forms.

Email revolveavl@gmail.com for more info:

On display in the REVOLVE Project Space from Sept 6th to 25th, this exhibition is proudly supported by: @doteditions & @lamplightavl

An Acoustic Sound Event That Happens On The 2nd THURSDAY of Each Month

+++THIS MONTH September 11+++

Sophia Hull
Kima Moore
Chandra Shukla

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WHAT IS >UNTETHERED<?

Untethered is a sound series based in Asheville, NC and curated by @okapi_duo that features eclectic acoustic music of the region. The goal is to create an intimate environment with a totally stripped back approach (no amps, electronics, PA, etc.), producing an organic sonic experience for the audience and performers. The series will take place monthly at @revolveavl on 2nd Thursdays.

Our programming is possible because of our community and the support of @lamplightavl

REVOLVE SOUND series

claire rousay is a Canadian-American musician, composer, and artist currently living in Los Angeles. rousay’s work operates in genre-spanning fashion; she is primarily known for composing highly emotive whisper-quiet musical works that heavily forefront music concrete and sound design elements like haptic sound and field recordings. These avant garde elements are often paired with strings, piano, and electronic melodies and textures. Her albums in this vein – on celebrated labels like Thrill Jockey and Shelter Press – gained her notoriety in the international ambient and experimental community.

rousay remains stylistically mercurial and incorporates generic elements from rock, electronic, hyperpop, noise, folk, free jazz, and more into her compositions. In some ways rousay is always busy making music about music, and too, music about everyday life, about the ordinary. A delicate and deeply timbrel quality is helixed into the musical components of rousay’s work. Quotidian sounds and spoken word elements are woven into melodies that have been temporally manipulated; time is compressed and expanded, chords are frozen in place, instances take eternities, and occurrences flash by with immediacy. Her work investigates styles, forms, times, and experiences. In this way, rousay is a formalist – interested in the material of music and sound, in technique – and yet her work is profoundly emotive and incredibly impressionistic.

In the COMMUNITY SPACE

September

In the PROJECT SPACE

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Revolve is a contemporary art space that functions as part gallery, part studio, part performance and gathering space. We host exhibitions, events, and happenings that push the boundaries between artist and audience. Our intention is focused on representing creative energies on a foundation of inclusion, accessibility and experimentation. We are volunteer-run by artists who believe in the power of community. We are committed to being a space that is sustainable for art while remaining accessible for all.

Our mission is to support the varied creative folks of Western North Carolina, as well as regions beyond, to represent many different communities and forms of expression. In doing so, we hope to build a community with connections to an intellectual landscape that reaches beyond our mountain borders.

Accessibility is important. Revolve is a place to grow together as a community of makers. We are happy to be able to provide time + space for your creative and communal experience, but we are committed to not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment including but not limited to: homophobia, racism, sexism, transphobia, ageism, xenophobia, ableism. Revolve strives to create a safer space for marginalized communities and voices, we keep ourselves safe.

ADA-friendly: We rent from RAMP Studios and are not permitted to make the necessary changes to our space to be completely ADA-compliant. There are no automatic doors for building or bathroom access, and one portion of our gallery is only accessible by a small flight of stairs. You can experience most of our space safely with more than 3 feet of clearance for passthroughs, exhibitions permitting. If you have additional concerns, please reach out for additional information.