“The multitude of histories of textiles - as utilitarian objects, as objects of comfort, as signals of privilege, as means of cultural preservation - signals the need for an interpretation that is expansive. The fluidity of interpretation, especially when paintings can be read as tight, formalist exercises, is further tested when organic elements from the world push against this reading. This is seen in the work of Ned Snider, where the inclusion of found branches and exposed wood grain throws into question just how formalism and design interact with and grow out of the natural world.” 

Laura Phipps, Associate Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art