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In his exhibition Tethered, Michael McConnell metaphorically explores the innocence and vulnerability associated with childhood. “Making art is how I navigate the world and make sense of my literally forgotten childhood. By observing my anxieties and awkwardness, I create visual narratives that examine loneliness, responsibility, and choice.” These stories reside in a space between memory and nostalgia and focus on the tension that occurs as youth passes into maturity. …
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Here at American Craft, we keep tabs on all kinds of shows, exhibitions, and opportunities to connect with makers. We publish a curated selection of these events – “Shows to See” – in every issue of our print magazine. Drawn from that list, here are five melt-your-heart picks for February. As we like (wistfully) to say: Go if you can.
DC / WashingtonThe Textile MuseumSecond Lives: The Age-Old Art of Recycling TextilesFeb. 4 ¬- Jan. 8, 2012This major exhibition explores the inventive ways people around the world have found new life for old textiles.
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TCM presents Steven and William Ladd: 9769 Radio Drive, the first solo museum exhibition for these Brooklyn, New York-based artists. The Ladd brothers have created a large exhibition specifically for the museum’s spaces that provides a significant overview of their art and transforms TCM’s galleries.
Together Steven and William Ladd have forged a body of work that exists in a nexus of text, drawing, sculpture, installation, performance, craft/design, and fashion. They have combined a range of techniques, forms, materials, and practices, forging something which is uniquely theirs.
Saturday, Feb. 5: Gallery Talk, 1:00-2:30 pm
Saturday, April 2: Gallery Talk, 10:30-11:30 pm …
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Linked by a strong connection to process and concept, divergent AFFINITIES will focus on eight mid-career and established artists whose explorations can be viewed as meditative in nature. Working in a variety of methods, the show includes painting, sculpture, and “drawing” that incorporates both traditional and nontraditional materials.
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