Ever since I first saw the quilts of Gee’s Bend at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, I’ve been paying attention to this craft, particularly when I come across contemporary riffs on tradition. Citizen:Citizen is an especially crass example, recalling quilts made of flour sacks and other repurposed materials, but with an “ironic” $4900 price tag.
[...] this blanket to the relatively colorful quilts by Leah Evans and the downright gaudy American comfort quilt by Citizen:Citizen [or incredibly clever, or sharply ironic, depending on your point of view]. Possibly related posts: [...]
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[...] you like Ian Hundley’s quilt, check out also quilts by Haptic Lab, Leah Evans, and Citizen:Citizen, which I’ve written about earlier. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)ian [...]
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[...] like Jimmy McBride’s work, check out also quilts by Ian Hundley, Haptic Lab, Leah Evans, and Citizen:Citizen, which I’ve written about [...]
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