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You Can’t Twitter a Cushion Cover

Spinning Wool at Museum of London's Create @ Late - May 2008

Lady spinning some wool at Museum of London’s Create @ Late [...]

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David Byrne embroidery on upholstery

Talking Heads multimedia artist mentioned he embroiders on The Colbert Show tonight! You can find more of his work here.

David Byrne embroidery on upholstery Macaroni, 2006

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spins & needles @ Band of Outsiders

Band of Outsiders, the latest exhibition at SAW Gallery in Ottawa, opened last Thursday February 26th. ” A refreshing look at the influences of outsider art on contemporary art practices, the smash exhibition Band of Outsiders brings together 13 emerging and established artists from the Ottawa [...]

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The Book as Art: Artists’ Books Exhibition

If you’re heading to Boston before May 31st, check out this exhibit The Book as Art: Artists’ Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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The Coming of Altermodern: Is This What You Call Post-Postmodernity?

Tate Britain has a new exhibition for the Tate Triennial called “Altermodern”. It declares that “postmodernism is coming to an end, and we are experiencing the emergence of a global altermodernity”. It’s on from February 3rd to April 26th in London.

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Caught In The Act at the National Gallery

In preparation for the spins & needles event at the National Gallery next Thursday, J and I took a peek at the Caught In the Act: The Viewer As Performer, which will be featured at the event.

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<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix"><p>For 2009, <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(Pantone has selected 14-0848 Mimosa, “a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.”

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