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ART: Pieced Together
November 3, 2008
Exhibition dates: November 3 – December 2
Opening reception: Thursday, November 6, 6 – 8pm, Hewitt Gallery of Art
Information: (212) 517-0692
This exhibit celebrates contemporary quilting. The traditional quiltmaker intended quilts to function as decorative bedcovers, while the contemporary quilt artist pushes the boundaries of quiltmaking by shifting the quilt from the bed to the gallery walls. Size and shape are no longer determined by the quilt’s function as a bedcover, and embellishment impractical on a bedcover is now widely used. Mixed media quilts incorporate wood, plastic, and metal as integral parts of their overall design. Today’s quilt makers merge tradition with new materials and technologies.
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