ExhibitionJanuary 29, 2024
Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies at MASP and MOMA PS1
Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies exhibition at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) presents the artist’s work from the last decade and showcases over 30 weavings. The exhibition title is drawn from a work by Cody entitled Under Cover of Webbed Skies (2021), which addresses the history of Navajo weaving, its ancient territory, and the conveying of Spider Woman’s knowledge through generations. Like a sizeable blue blanket hovering over every single being below it, Cody’s webbed skies extend beyond Navajo territory, connecting different narratives and subjects in creating and reclaiming memories and histories, knowledge, and ways of making.
Melissa Cody was born in No Water Mesa, Arizona, Navajo Nation, United States, in 1983. She works with weaving, combining traditional Navajo tapestry symbols and patterns with references ranging from the pop universe of video games to the landscapes of her homeland in Arizona.
The Navajo, also known as Diné, are the Indigenous people who live in the southwestern region of the United States, encompassing the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. In the Navajo worldview, weaving is a technology taught by the sacred figure of Na’ashjéii Asdzáá, the Spider Woman. An heir to this ancient knowledge, Cody is also part of the fourth generation of textile artists in her family.
Curated by Isabella Rjeille, Curator, MASP, and Ruba Katrib, Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, MoMA PS1, the exhibition will continue to travel to MOMA PS1, opening on April 4, 2024.
Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies is part of MASP’s 2023 program devoted to Indigenous Histories, which includes exhibitions by Sheroanawe Hakiihiwe, the Huni Kuin Artists Movement (MAHKU), Carmézia Emiliano, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), and the MASP Landmann Long-term Loan of pre-Columbian art, as well as the group show Indigenous Histories.
For more information visit:MASP
Melissa Cody was born in No Water Mesa, Arizona, Navajo Nation, United States, in 1983. She works with weaving, combining traditional Navajo tapestry symbols and patterns with references ranging from the pop universe of video games to the landscapes of her homeland in Arizona.
The Navajo, also known as Diné, are the Indigenous people who live in the southwestern region of the United States, encompassing the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. In the Navajo worldview, weaving is a technology taught by the sacred figure of Na’ashjéii Asdzáá, the Spider Woman. An heir to this ancient knowledge, Cody is also part of the fourth generation of textile artists in her family.
Curated by Isabella Rjeille, Curator, MASP, and Ruba Katrib, Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, MoMA PS1, the exhibition will continue to travel to MOMA PS1, opening on April 4, 2024.
Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies is part of MASP’s 2023 program devoted to Indigenous Histories, which includes exhibitions by Sheroanawe Hakiihiwe, the Huni Kuin Artists Movement (MAHKU), Carmézia Emiliano, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), and the MASP Landmann Long-term Loan of pre-Columbian art, as well as the group show Indigenous Histories.
For more information visit:MASP
