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Exhibition Gallery

Political Craft

May 9 - July 27, 2008
Opening Reception, Friday, May 9, 6-8pm

Five dollar bill depicting Lincoln with an embroidered afro
Sonya Clark
Afro Abe II

Hand-embroidered, French knotted thread on five dollar bill
3.25”h x 6.25”w
2008


Children’s flash cards used to express sentiments about the war in Iraq
Bird Ross
“And the Truck…”

flash cards, tape & plexiglass
10”h x 22”w
2006


Model of an iconic church building sitting on an acrylic shelf with a steak knife dangling beneath it
Christian Tedeschi
Church and Steak

plastic model, steak knife,
neodymium magnets &
acrylic shelf
20''h x 8"w x 12"d
2008
Towels embroidered with images warning of biological, chemical or nuclear attacks
Yumi Janairo Roth
Domestic Tranquility:
Towels for Everyday Living

Embroidered towel,
tempered glass & towel rack
2003

Functional ceramic cups with an image of Batman and Robin kissing
David Allyn
super heroes

porcelain
4”h x 3” in diameter
2007


Ceramic bomb composed of the shards of broken slip-cast lambs
David Adey
The New Bomb

Slip-cast ceramic lambs, neon, mixed media
54” long
2007


With the upcoming Presidential election looming, The Society of Arts and Crafts is taking its own political poll, of sorts, by inviting a select group of artists to present their current ideas on politics. Exhibited work will comment upon a broadly interpreted “politics” and will tackle issues as diverse as: consumerism, ecology, poverty, race, religion, security, sexuality, terrorism, war…

exhibiting artists:
David Adey (CA)
David Allyn (RI)
Ian Anderson (ME)
Tzu-Ju Chen (RI)
Sonya Clark (VA)
Michael Corney (NM)
Jeff Crandall (WA)
Nuala Creed (CA)
Andrew Johnson (PA)

Thomas Mann (LA)
Rod Northcutt (NY)
Richard Notkin (MT)
Chris Roberts-Antieau (MI)
Bird Ross (WI)
Yumi Janairo Roth (CO)
Joyce Scott (MD)
Christian Tedeschi (CA)
Brandon Wallace (CT)
J. Fred Woell (ME)



The SAC Exhibition Gallery is located on the second floor, above the SAC Retail Gallery:
175 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5
free and open to the public.

For more information and/or digital images, please contact Fabio J. Fernández at exhibitiongallery@societyofcrafts.org or (617) 266-1810 x13.

 

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