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Social Fabric
Submitted by Craft and Folk ... on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 12:41pm
Event Date: 
01/26/2013 - 6:30pm - 05/05/2013 - 5:00pm
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Address: 
5814 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036
City or Town: 
Greater Los Angeles Area
State or Province: 
CA 90027
Country: 
United States

The Craft & Folk Art Museum presents Social Fabric,
an exhibition of seven contemporary artists who confront
the problems of mass production and consumption through fiber-based art that incorporates social engagement and public interaction. The exhibition will be on view from January 27 through May 5, 2013 and has been curated by Anuradha Vikram, Curator of Worth Ryder Gallery at the University of California Berkeley, Department of Art Practice.

Fabric is a rich material for contemporary American artists who are engaged with social critique and public engagement. Textiles communicate a range of ideas that reflect personal tastes and cultural identifications; yet, they also carry implications about larger concerns related to labor, global commerce, and sustainability. The emerging and mid-career American artists represented in Social Fabric use their fabric-based art as a conduit to question global economic and labor systems.