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AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM IN

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COLORADO, AN EXHIBITION OFFERS

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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

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FROM CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO

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THE AMERICAN WEST,

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PRE-COLUMBIAN WEAVINGS

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TO NAVAJO DESIGN,

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"SPUN: ADVENTURES IN TEXTILES"

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IS REDEFINING WHAT SOME MAY

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TYPICALLY PERCEIVE AS ART.

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♪

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"SPUN" AT THE DENVER ART

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MUSEUM IS A CAMPUS-WIDE

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EXHIBIT THAT WRAPS PEOPLE'S

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MINDS IN TEXTILES.

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AND FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN

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WEAVINGS TO CONTEMPORARY LIGHT

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INSTALLATIONS, DAM IS PUSHING

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THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT ONE

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MIGHT CONSIDER TO BE FIBER

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ART.

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IT'S AN EYE-OPENER FOR WHAT

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TODAY WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.

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THIS EXHIBITION FUNCTIONS ON

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SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.

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ONE IS EXACTLY THAT, FUNCTION,

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HOW DIFFERENT TEXTILES MIGHT

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HAVE BEEN USED OR WERE USED,

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WHETHER IT'S FOR WARMTH AND

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COMFORT WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING,

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PROTECTION, SAY, FOR RITUALS.

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THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT

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TECHNIQUES REPRESENTED IN THIS

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EXHIBITION.

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PEOPLE THINK OF WEAVING AND

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EMBROIDERY PERHAPS OFF THE TOP

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OF THEIR HEADS BUT BY

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EXTENSION QUILTING AND

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COVERLETS, TAPESTRY, BLOCK

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PRINTING, RESIST DYEING, SO

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ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO

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DECORATE THAT PIECE OF CLOTH.

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BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT

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CLOTH FOR TODAY'S ARTISTS.

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MANY ARE EXPERIMENTING,

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WEAVING TOGETHER UNEXPECTED

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MATERIALS AND ECHOING THE

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LAYERS AND DEPTH FOUND IN MORE

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TRADITIONAL TEXTILE WORKS.

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THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF

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MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO ARTISTS

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TODAY, AND THIS IS SUCH AN

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INCREDIBLE REPRESENTATION OF

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OVER 40 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY

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ART.

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AND YOU CAN REALLY SEE,

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WHETHER IT'S TEXTILES, WOOD,

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CHARRED WOOD, LIGHT, THERE'S

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DIFFERENT MEDIUMS THROUGHOUT

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THIS EXHIBITION THAT REALLY

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LURE YOU IN.

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IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE

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HISTORIC TEXTILE GALLERIES

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WHERE THERE IS MUCH MORE OF A

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FUNCTIONAL ASPECT TO THE WORK.

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IN THIS SHOW, IT'S MORE

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ARTISTS OF OUR OWN TIME

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THINKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE

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RELEVANT TO US LIVING TODAY.

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THIS IS A YOUNG ARTIST.

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SHE'S TAKEN APART CHILDREN'S

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TEDDY BEARS AND THEN

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RECONSTITUTED THEM.

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THIS RUG AND THIS WALL PIECE

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AND CREATES A SORT OF

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RORSCHACH PATTERN, THE

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INK-BLOT TEST.

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SO THEY ARE HAVING FUN WITH

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MATERIALS AND THINKING ABOUT

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HOW WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF

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THEIR NORMAL CONTEXT THEY

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MIGHT MEAN SOMETHING

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DIFFERENT.

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I MADE THESE WORKS IN THE

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EARLY '90s AT THE HEIGHT OF

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THE AIDS CRISIS.

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A LOT OF MY FRIENDS WERE

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DYING, AND THIS WORK REALLY

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WAS IN RESPONSE TO THAT.

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SO FOR ME TO PLOW MY WAY

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SYSTEMATICALLY THROUGH TIME BY

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KNITTING FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS

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OF KNITTING ABOUT 12 HOURS,

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13 HOURS A DAY.

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SO IT WAS A WAY FOR ME TO KEEP

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TRACK AND ALSO TO MEDITATE ON

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THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

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ARTIST OLIVER HERRING'S

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WORK IS A REFLECTION OF HIS

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EXPERIENCE.

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I ASKED CURATOR ALICE ZREBEIC

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HOW OTHER PEOPLE THROUGHOUT

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HISTORY HAVE USED MATERIALS

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AND AS A RESULT, WHAT WE LEARN

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ABOUT CULTURE.

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TEXTILES SAY A LOT ABOUT

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CULTURE.

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IT COULD BE THE MATERIAL,

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BECAUSE CERTAIN AREAS OF THE

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WORLD HAVING FLOCKS OF SHEEP,

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AND THEY MIGHT BE MAKING THEIR

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TEXTILES FROM WOOL.

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OTHERS MIGHT HAVE FLAX OR

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LINEN.

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OTHERS ARE SILK-GROWING

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CULTURES.

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SO WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE

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WORLD, THAT'S GOING TO

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INFLUENCE TO A DEGREE WHAT

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YOUR TEXTILES ARE MADE FROM.

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OF COURSE, TRADE IS A BIG PART

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OF THAT, AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS

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INCORPORATING THINGS TAKEN

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FROM A DISTANCE INTO THEIR

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OWN.

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COLOR CHOICES CAN BE DICTATED

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BY CULTURE.

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YOU'LL SEE LOT OF INDIGO IN

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THE SHOW.

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MANY OF THOSE TEXTILES ARE

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FROM JAPAN, WHEREAS THE UZBEK

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IS A FLAME OF COLORS.

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THEY ARE IN AN ART MUSEUM, AND

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WE ARE APPRECIATING THEM FOR

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EITHER A FABULOUS DESIGN,

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BEAUTIFUL WORKMANSHIP, BUT

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OBJECT.

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SO WE'RE HERE IN THE QUILT

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STUDIO, WHICH IS

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PART OF "SPUN."

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WHY DID THE MUSEUM

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WANT TO INCLUDE A SPACE

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LIKE THIS, JENNA?

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THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S

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QUILT STUDIO.

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THIS IS REALLY ABOUT

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CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE, SO

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REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE WAYS

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THAT COLORS AND PATTERNS AND

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DIFFERENT TEXTURES WORK, WHICH

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IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROCESS

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THAT A PAINTER OR A SCULPTOR

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GOES THROUGH IN MAKING THE

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CREATIVE DECISION.

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THERE ARE LABELS THROUGHOUT

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THE EXHIBITION.

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YOU CAN USE YOUR MOBILE PHONE

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AND TAKE A PICTURE OF THE QR

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CODE BENEATH THE LABEL, AND IT

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TAKES YOU TO VIDEOS AND THE

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ARTISTS TALKING ABOUT THEIR

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WORK.

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I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT

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ALL ART IS INTERACTIVE.

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A LOT OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS,

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THE VIEWER COMPLETES THE

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PIECE, SO IT IS AN INTERACTIVE

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THING.

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WE ALL BRING BAGGAGE AND

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DIFFERENT MEANINGS TO WORK.

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THE TRANSPOSITION IS LOOKING

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AT INTERACTIVITY THROUGH

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TECHNOLOGY, AND THAT'S A VERY

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NEW THING.

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ONLY THE ACCESSIBILITY OF

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YOUNG ARTISTS BEING ABLE TO

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WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A

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PIECE LIKE THAT HAS ONLY COME

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ABOUT IN THE LAST DECADE.

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YOUR MOVEMENT IS PICKED UP BY

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CAMERAS THAT YOU DON'T SEE AND

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IS TRANSLATED THROUGH SOFTWARE

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TO CREATE THIS MOVEMENT THAT'S

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PROJECTED ONTO THE WALL.

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IT BECOMES THIS OPTICAL

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BEAUTIFUL.

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BUT IT ALSO MAKES YOU AWARE OF

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YOUR BODY AND OWN MOVEMENTS.

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PIECE.

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IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT WAY OF

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THINKING ABOUT MAKING ART.

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SO ART IS NO LONGER JUST A

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PAINTING OR A SCULPTURE OR

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PHOTOGRAPHY, FOR THAT MATTER.

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CONTEMPORARY ART.

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YOU CAN SEE THE SORT OF

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TRANSGRESSION OF HOW THEY ARE

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ALL CONTINUING TO PUSH THE

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LIMITS OF WHAT A PIECE OF WOOD

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CAN DO OR JUST FABRIC AND

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MATERIALS, IN GENERAL, TO

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CONVEY THESE VERY DEEP,

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THOUGHTFUL, EMOTIONAL, AND

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POLITICAL RESPONSES.

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FOR MORE ON THIS EXHIBIT,

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