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The Art Wall at CAA @ Canal provides an expansive, opportunity for visual artists and organizations to engage with the public in Cambridge’s vibrant Kendall Square area.
On view | Winnie van der Rijn
Statement | Winnie van der Rijn is a multi-disciplinary artist of opportunity – collecting materials, experimenting with techniques and pursuing her curiosities. Her art practice includes textiles, sculpture, collage, and collaboration (which she considers its own art form). She plays well with others. Winnie actively exhibits her work throughout the United States.
A lifelong learner, Winnie received a BA in Sociology from the University of California Berkeley in 1989. She has studied printmaking, sculpture, metalsmithing, and Marxist theory. In addition, Winnie has explored weaving, bookmaking, automata, shoe making, millinery, and metal weaving. She is wildly curious about how things are made.
How to Dismantle the Patriarchy is an examination & deconstruction of the power in menswear. Motivated by the increase in false news, a daughter graduating college, and menopausal rage, Winnie decided to conduct an artistic but completely junk science examination of the power in menswear. She pushed forward her narrative that the power was in the clothes – then stripped the power away through an iterative intervention. She dismantled the patriarchy one shirt at a time. To do this, Winnie leaned on traditionally female, very domestic skills of sewing, weaving, and embroidery. Subversive stitching as an act of rebellion.
Location | 650 E. Kendall Street, adjacent to the CAA @ Canal Gallery
Hours | Open 24/7
Past installations:
Martha Wakefield (January 29 – March 12, 2025)
Sri Thumati (October 2, 2024 – January 8, 2025)
Jaina Cipriano (June 12 – September 13, 2024)
The Curated Fridge, juried by Jessica Burko (March 27 – May 24, 2024)
Mass Art Ceramics Program (February 16-March 14, 2024)
Alchemy of Traveling Inward (January 16-February 9, 2024)
CAA’s Sales & Rental Program (December 6, 2023 – January 9, 2024)
What If … Why Not! (November 1 – 24, 2023)
Who Do You Think You Are? (September 7 – October 11, 2023)
Pulse of the Making Portraits (July 17 – August 31, 2023)
Digital Soup – Jessica TranVo and Jael Whitney (June 5 – July 5, 2023)