This event is in the past.It took place on September 6, 2025 at 5-50 Gallery.


Kat Ryals prints collages of Vegas trash—poker chips, peacock feathers, bra straps—onto velvet rugs that masquerade as luxury. It's post-capitalist kitsch dressed up in Baroque opulence.
Contemporary art
Multimedia installation
Cultural critique
Textile art
Tips
🎰each rug mimics 17th-century French patterns
✨fast fashion reimagined as unattainable luxury
📖inspired by Norman Klein's 'The Vatican to Vegas'
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Kat Ryals prints collages of Vegas trash—poker chips, peacock feathers, bra straps—onto velvet rugs that masquerade as luxury. It's post-capitalist kitsch dressed up in Baroque opulence.
Contemporary art
Multimedia installation
Cultural critique
Textile art
Tips
🎰each rug mimics 17th-century French patterns
✨fast fashion reimagined as unattainable luxury
📖inspired by Norman Klein's 'The Vatican to Vegas'
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