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5/3/2009

Two exhibitions

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York

Fashioning Felt
On view March 6–September 7, 2009

This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition will begin with historic examples of felts, showcase innovations in handmade felts, and feature contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. The exhibition is being organized by Susan Brown, assistant curator, Textiles.

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Shahzia Sikander Selects
Works from the Permanent Collection
On view March 6–September 7, 2009

Internationally acclaimed artist Shahzia Sikander will serve as the ninth guest curator of the “Selects” exhibition series in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, devoted to showing the museum’s permanent collection. Sikander will mine and interpret the museum’s collection and produce an installation of selected work. This exhibition will include a new work created by Sikander, inspired by Cooper-Hewitt’s collection. Trained as a miniaturist at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, Sikander merges the traditional South Asian art of miniature painting with contemporary forms and styles. Her work explores the relationship between the present and the past and the richness of multicultural identities.

Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection is made possible in part by Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz.
The Shahzia Sikander Selects brochure was made possible by funds from the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

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