# Event Details - **Event Name**: Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Celebrate the summer exhibition opening of Textiles as Monument featuring Suchitra Mattai, Jagdeep Raina, and Swapnaa Tamhane.About this EventCelebrate the summer opening of Textiles as Monument, an exhibition featuring three contemporary artists—Suchitra Mattai, Jagdeep Raina, and Swapnaa Tamhane—who activate textiles as a powerful medium for memory, storytelling, and historical reimagining. Through their new commissions and recent works, the show explores how fabric can function as a “counter-monument,” challenging traditional forms of commemoration while centering people who have been excluded or rendered invisible by dominant narratives. Drawing on materials rooted in everyday and intimate contexts, the artists reframe monumentality through softness, care, and embodied memory.The evening marking the launch of the exhibition will include its preview as well as food, music, and a lively conversation between the artists and the curator of textiles Syona Puliady. Together, they will discuss fabrics as sensuous and tactile vessels of storytelling shaped by touch, labor, and lived experience. The evening will offer an opportunity to experience the works first-hand, connect with the artists and curators, and enjoy a festive atmosphere in community with other art lovers.While at the museum, be sure to visit Field Notes from Begumpura by Rahee Punyashloka in the Fowler Galleria, which reimagines a casteless, utopian future through vibrant murals and speculative “field notes” from the imagined City with No Sorrows.First-come, first-served seating for the artists conversation from 6:30-7:30pm.About the exhibitionWhat constitutes a monument and who gets memorialized? Three contemporary artists of South Asian descent—Suchitra Mattai, Jagdeep Raina, and Swapnaa Tamhane—transform textiles of their cultural heritage into celebrations of those who have been unrecognized in public displays of historical memory. These artworks question why monuments are made and who is given the power to be honored. The project centers on new commissions by the featured artists made in collaboration with, for, and about the communities that have been rendered invisible by the biases of history-making. The creations function as “counter-monuments,” celebrating and embodying the presence of those who have not received adequate recognition.Generous support for Textiles as Monument is provided by the Anne and John Summerfield Fund, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the Mary Jane Leland Textile Fund. Additional funding is provided by the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Pasadena Art Alliance, Dr. Charles Knobler and Dr. Carolyn Knobler, Tad Freese and Brook Hartzell, Roberts Projects, Kim and Keith Allen-Niesen, and Connie McCreight. Funding for the publication is provided by the R.L. Shep Endowment. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/opening-celebration-textiles-as-monument/100001992157705324 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: The Fowler Museum at UCLA - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: The Fowler Museum at UCLA - **lat**: 34.0729241 - **long**: -118.44301919999998 - **full address**: The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/a4503400e13fd05fd9dc92733b7ba8fc14e741ca80371d949dc476f55c62011c-rimg-w1200-h675-dcfefefe-gmir.jpg?v=1781847246 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument being held? - **A:** Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument takes place on Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument? - **A:** Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument is organized by Fowler Museum at UCLA. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Opening Celebration: Textiles As Monument is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Los Angeles, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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