EXHIBITION

Gulay Semercioglu @ In Stitches Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody

Pi Artworks Contemporary Art Center, Tophane, Istanbul, Istanbul, 11/12/2009 - 12/19/2009

Bogazkesen Cad. No:76A and Kadirler Yk. 69/1

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A survey exhibition exploring the use of stitching and thread in contemporary art will be on view at LeilaTaghinia-Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery from November 12 through December 19, 2009.  IN STITCHES, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody, will present works in various media by more than 50 U.S. and international contemporary artists.

IN STITCHES focuses on both well-known and emerging artists who incorporate stitching and thread as prominent features in the concept and structure of their work. The artists’ process includes wrapping and embroidery as well as assemblage.  The exhibition title is a double entendre of the Shakespearean idiom, and now common expression, when one is laughing so hard that it causes physical pain.  While some of the work presents elements of humor, other work explores the role of women in society or questions the threads or painful truths of our social and moral existence. Threads literally and metaphorically form the connections, which tie the artists’ works together.

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