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Cloth & Culture NOW
the exhibition
The exhibition Cloth & Culture NOW is a
major new initiative, bringing together 35 artists from Estonia,
Finland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania and the UK. Textile has played
an important role in the cultural identity of these countries and
each of the artists is using that textile history to investigate
the importance of specific cultural identity and trans-cultural
influences in their work.
Most of the selected artists have made
new work for the exhibition, reflecting the social, political and
utilitarian history of textile within the context of shifting experiences
of culture and tradition. These works include the contemporary
use of traditional techniques and materials: knit, tapestry, embroidery,
felt making, plus explorations of new materials and technology,
large architectural installations, performance work, video, narrative
based textiles, decorative textiles.
The exhibition Cloth & Culture NOW was shown
at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia,
from January 29th to June 1st 2008 and attracted record-breaking
audiences – 6,000 in the first 3 weeks.
The exhibition is
now at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester from
September 17th until December 14th 2008.
the education programme
October 1st:
Educators Evening
October 4th:
Exhibition Tour with Deputy Director
Dr Jennifer Harris
October 16th:
Talk by Cloth & Culture Now curator Prof
Lesley Millar
November 5th:
Talk by Cloth & Culture Now artist Freddie Robins
November 6th:
Masterclass led by Cloth & Culture
Now artist
November 20th:
Masterclass led by Cloth & Culture Now artist
November 28th:
International Conference
December 11th:
Masterclass led by Cloth & Culture Now artist
Full details are on the Whitworth site www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
education archive
listing of
previous events in the education programme
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