“Factory” by Robert Tombs: New Exhibit at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Press Release – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Join the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum on Saturday, February 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. for the exhibit opening of “Factory” by Robert Tombs.

The exhibit will be on display from February 3 to April 13. Robert Tombs is a Conceptual painter and considers paint’s physicality and behaviour itself to be the narrative, rather than strictly a medium to illustrate other things. This core belief has informed “Factory” – a series of works representing experiments in painted installation, including photographic and video documentation of earlier painted experiments in Brigus, Newfoundland; Erfurt, Germany; Paris, France; and Kingston, Ontario.

These explorations of methods, materials, and meaning of painting have been described by artist/writer Marina Roy as “site-specific installations, created under the rubric ‘The Morality of Paint’, experiments with, and meditations on, paint in relation to physical and historical space, bodily and optical experience, and memories of loss and death.”

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is looking forward to bringing Tombs’ work to Almonte, which has a regional history firmly rooted in the industrial production of textiles. It is the Museum’s hope that visitors will be challenged to think differently and view the Museum’s space in a new way, gaining a deeper appreciation and understanding for the intersection of art and industry.

“Robert’s ‘Factory’ will be very fitting for the Museum’s industrial building and history. We’re excited to have an art exhibit that will play off of our building’s unique space and features, highlighting them in a way that visitors don’t usually think about,” said Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Executive Director/Curator, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum.

About Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is committed to collecting, preserving, and telling the stories of the local mill workers and labour history, while offering an open, inclusive space for the local community and visitors from across the globe. If you wish to enquire about Museum and its operations, please visit the website at: https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/