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In Stitches
Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody
November 12 --- December 19, 2009
Kent Henricksen
Sometimes, 2009, Embroidery thread on canvas, 12 x 15 in (30.5 x 38.1 cm)
What doesn’t kill you, 2009, Embroidery thread on canvas, 10 x 15 in (25.4 x 38.1 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and John Connelly Presents, New York
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Chris Duncan
Israel and Palestine, 2009, Thread, paint, wood putty, ink and graphite on paper,16.5 x 16.5 in (41.9 x 41.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York
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David Byrne
Brainstem, 2006, Embroidery on upholstery fabric, 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Edition of 5, Printed by Pamplemousse Press, Published by Pace Editions, Inc. and Pace MacGill Gallery
© David Byrne, Courtesy of Pace Editions, Inc.
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Lesley Dill
Vision, 2002, Ink and thread on paper, 13.75 x 18 in (34.9 x 45.7 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and George Adams Gallery, New York
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Chiharu Shiota
Trauma/Alltag (Mirrors), 2007 (side view), Broken mirrors, black wool thread, steel, 39.4 x 39.4 x 15.76 in (100 x 100 x 40 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Goff + Rosenthal
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Orly Cogan
Alice in Blunderland, 2007, Hand stitched embroidery and paint on vintage table linen, 37 x 35 in (94 x 88.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Ambreen Butt
Untitled, 2000, Acrylic, watercolor, collage, stitching on mylar and iris print, 17 x 14 in (43.2 x 35.6 cm) paper size
Courtesy of Anna Kustera Gallery, New York
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Darrel Morris
Homemade Hair Cut, 2007, Embroidery and appliqué, 14.5 x 9 in (36.8 x 22.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Susan Ann Gescheidle
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Adam Cohen
Logistical Army Ant, 2009 (top), Hand embroidery on camouflage fabric, 18 x 12 in (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Samurai Army Ant 2, 2009 (bottom), Hand embroidery on camouflage fabric, 20 x 12 in (50.8 x 30.5 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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Matthew Cox
Newborn, 2004 (left), Embroidered X-Ray, 9.25 x 9.25 in (23.5 x 23.5 cm)
Lashes and Earrings, 2007 (right), Embroidered X-Ray, 9.25 x 9.25 in (23.5 x 23.5 cm)
Courtesy of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
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William J. O’Brien
Untitled, 2008, Mixed media,12.5 x 15.5 x 15 in (31.8 x 39.4 x 38.1 cm)
Courtesy of the artist, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago
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Rob Wynne
In the Air, 2009 (left), Pigment print & embroidery & glitter on canvas, 24 x 28 in (61 x 71.1 cm)
A Cup of Tears, 2009 (top right), Pigment print & embroidery & sewn pearls on canvas, 17 x 22 in (43.2 x 55.9 cm)
My Foot Slipped... , 2006 (bottom right), Thread & velum, 19 x 25 in (48.3 x 63.5 cm) framed
Courtesy of the artist and Raphael Castoriano Fine Art
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Andy Warhol
Outdoor Bench, 1976-86, Four gelatin silver prints stitched with thread, 21.38 x 27.5 in (54.3 x 69.8 cm)
36.5 x 30.5 x .5 in (92.7 x 77.5 x 1.3 cm) framed
© 1976-1986 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery
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Robert Forman
Vision, 2002, Yarn on board, 34 x 32 in (86.4 x 81.3 cm)
Courtesy Francis M. Naumann Fine Art
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Angelo Filomeno
Druid, 2008, Embroidery on silk shantung stretched over linen,14.75 x 11.5 in (37.5 x 29.2 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York
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Ghada Amer
Painting to Trini’s, 2006, Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas, 78 x 63 in (198.1 x 160 cm)
Private collection, New York
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Megan Whitmarsh
Laser Dance Wars, 2009 (top & right detail), Embroidery thread on fabric, 40 x 40 in (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
Courtesy of Michael Rosenthal Gallery
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Louise Bourgeois
Hand, 2001, Red fabric, wood, glass and steel, 12.5 x 21 x 14 in (31.8 x 53.3 x 35.6 cm)
Courtesy of the artist, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, and Cheim & Read, New York
Photo courtesy of Cheim & Read, New York
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Frances Trombly
Box (Broward Paper and Packaging), 2008 (top & detail), Hand woven fabric, embroidery, packing tape, 50 x 24.5 in (127 x 62.2 cm)
Box (Paper Mart), 2008 (bottom & detail), Hand woven fabric, embroidery, packing tape, 17 x 23.5 in (43.2 x 59.7 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Gulay Semercioglu
Black Leaves, 2009, 12 layers of wire-wood-screw, 68.9 x 68.9 in (175 x 175 cm)
Courtesy of the artist, PI Artworks, Istanbul and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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Paul Villinski
Cinderella (Glove Dress), 1992 (left & detail), Cotton gloves, hand stitching, 41 x 18 x 11 in (104.1 x 45.7 x 27.9 cm)
Courtesy of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
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Margarita Cabrera
Batter Mixer, 2003 (left), Vinyl, thread, metal and electric wiring,10 x 7 x 10 in (25.4 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm)
Cleaning Supplies, 2003 (right), Vinyl and thread, Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of the artist and Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York
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Guerra de la Paz
Couture Bonsai (5-tier pink), 2007, Mix media sculpture,18 x 14 x 16 in (45.7 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm)
“Sandwichitos” (Little Sandwiches) 2004, Mixed media, Approx 3.5 x 10.5 in round (8.9 x 26.7 cm)
Courtesy of Daneyal Mahmood Gallery
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Tracey Emin
4 x OH, 2005, Embroidery on fabric,10.71 x 12.91 in (27.2 x 32.8 cm) framed
She Did What, 2005, Embroidery on fabric,10.55 x 12.13 in (26.8 x 30.8 cm) framed
Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
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Jacob Robichaux
Untitled, 2009, Mix media, 40 x 24 in (101.6 x 61 cm)
Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody
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Alinka Echeverria
Guadalupan Pilgrim, From the series Six Million Pilgrims, 2008-2009
Digital photography printed onto cotton fabric, embroidered, 20 x 30 in (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Pooneh Maghazehe
Hair Suit, 2009, Lamb skin, dyed human hair weave, thread, Dimensions Variable
Courtesy of the artist and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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Debora Warner
Good Thoughts Could Save Us, 2008, From The Declarations, Dyed raw canvas with embroidered text, 50 x 65 in (127 x 165.1 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Darius Yektai
Lord of the Flies, 2004, Oil and twine on linen, 49.5 x 32 in (125.7 cm x 81.3 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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E.V. Day
Blow Out, 2009, Black fishnet stocking with resin and two pins, 40 x 18 in (101.6 x 45.7 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Deitch Projects
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Elaine Reichek
A Lexicon of Clouds, 2006 (top and detail), Hand embroidery on linen, 36 x 120 in (91.4 x 304.8 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles
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Devorah Sperber
After Grant Wood (American Gothic) 1, 2006, 500 thread spools, viewing sphere & stand, 30 x 25 x 60 in
(76.2 x 63.5 x 152.4 cm), Edition 3/5
Courtesy of the artist and Caren Golden Fine Art
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Maria E. Piñeres
blueulb, 2006, Cotton threads on canvas, 10.5 x 9 in (26.7 x 22.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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Selma Gürbüz
Crying Pelerine, 2009 (inside & out), Silver, silk velvet, silk paint, 43.3 x 17.7 in (110 x 45 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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Todd Knopke
Love And Happiness, 2007, Fabric and thread, stretched on wood stretcher bars, 38 x 44 in (96.5 x 111.8 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Vadis Turner
Fat Gloves, 2009, Vintage gloves and thread, 15 x 12 x 1 in (38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm)
Sex Swing (with cuffs), 2008 (right, detail), Antique quilts, vintage clothes, mixed media, 60 x 36 x 7 in (152.4 x 91.4 x 17.8 cm)
Courtesy of Lyons Wier Gallery
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Sabrina Gschwandtner
Fibers and Civilization (1959), 2009 (left & detail on right), 16 mm film, polyamide thread and cotton thread
41.5 x 62.5 in (105.4 x 158.8 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Christian Marclay
Push Push, (from the series “Body Mix”), 1991, Three record covers and thread, 31 x 14 in (78.7 x 35.6 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery
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Kiki Smith
Siren, 1994, Muslin, fiberfill, anodized, 37 x 15 x 15 in (94 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Photograph by Ellen Page Wilson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
© Kiki Smith, Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
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Jean Shin
And We Move (Pause), 2008-2009, Series of 5 inkjet cotton fabric prints with digitized embroidery
Published by SOLO Impression in an Edition of 3, Panel No 1, 32.5 x 42 in (82.6 x 106.7 cm)
Courtesy of SOLO Impression
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Anita Cooke
Bicycle Tire Apron #4, 2009, Bicycle tire tubing, used electric kiln heating elements, produce bags, vinyl, window screening,
polyester ruffle yardage, acrylic paint, burlap and electrical parts, 35 x 29 in (88.9 x 73.7 cm)
Courtesy of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans
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Thomas McDonell
Vest (Jimi / Saudi), 2008, T-shirts, elastic and velcro, 44 x 35 in (111.8 x 88.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
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Charles LeDray
Toy Box, 2006-2007, Mixed media, 9.5 x 21 x 15.25 in (24 x 53.3 x 38.7 cm)
Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
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Joseph Heidecker
National Beauty Services, 2009, Found photograph with mixed media,19.75 x 24 in (50.2 x 61 cm)
Courtesy of the artist, Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, and Moeller Snow Gallery
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Julia Mandle
Dirt from Lucas, James, Ethan and Susan, 2005, Four of sixty hand-linens, on which Mandle embroidered a collection of texts
responding to the question “If you are upset with the way our country’s headed, why are you not engaged politically?”
(Above imagery from performance) Hand-linen, embroidery, ink mono-print, 7.5 x 12.5 in (19.1 x 31.8 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York
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Donna Sharrett
The Long Black Veil, 2003-2008 (top) , Rose petals, handmade rose beads, synthetic hair, guitar-string ball-ends, pennies,
blue jeans, cotton fabric, rings, bone beads & buttons, synthetic pearls & thread, 26 x 26 in (66 x 66 cm)
Wild Horses, 2007-2008 (bottom), Rose petals, handmade rose beads, synthetic hair, guitar-string ball-ends, pennies, bone beads, garnets,
dirt, rings, synthetic pearls, cotton shirting, hand embroidered damask linen, cookie cutters & thread, 32 x 32 in (81.3 x 81.3 cm)
Courtesy of Pavel Zoubok Gallery
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Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry
Assertion and Distortion, 2009 (top), Collage photograph, thread, on linen, 12.75 x 16.75 in (32.4 x 42.5 cm)
Held and Hallowed, 2009 (bottom), Collage photograph, toner, silk, thread, on linen, 12.75 x 16. 75 in (32.4 x 42.5 cm)
Courtesy of the artists
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Steven & William
Spider, 2007, Fabric and rubber, 13.5 x 2 x 11 in (34.3 x 5.1 x 27.9 cm)
Courtesy of the artists, Image courtesy of Andrew Zuckerman
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Ramazan Bayrakoglu
Plane, 2008, Cloth pasted on canvas, 65.4 x 98.4 in (166 X 250 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Dirimart Gallery, Istanbul
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Nancy Brooks Brody
Land Line, 2009, Cotton thread on paper, 30 x 44 in (76.2 x 111.8 cm)
Courtesy of Virgil de Voldère Gallery
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Berend Strik
Binge Mechanism, 2006 (top), Stitched photo on canvas, 12.01 x 12.01 in (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Schiermonnikoog, 2006 (bottom), Stitched photo on canvas, 12.2 x 12.2 in (31 x 31 cm)
Courtesy Tilton Gallery
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Zoi Gaitanidou
Windless, 2008, Acrylic and thread on canvas, 42.5 x 59.1 in (108 x 150 cm)
Private Collection, New York
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Mike Latham
Arts Corporation Trainers, 2007, Edition of 3, Leather, cord, string, 9.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in (24.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Courtesy of Arts Corporation
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Victoria May
Suture Study, 2008, Concrete, buried cotton and organza, thread, stuffing, 12.75 x 12.75 in (32.4 x 32.4 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Don Soker Contemporary Art
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In Stitches
Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody
November 12 - December 19, 2009
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery
39 East 78th Street at Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075
Phone: +1 212 249 7695 Fax: +1 212 249 7693
www.ltmhgallery.com
© Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, 2009
Catalogue design by Demetra Georgiou
Cover design and invitation design by Laura Migdon and Miriam Langsam
Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery and Beth Rudin DeWoody would like to thank the artists and lenders for their generous
contributions and a special thanks to Anahita Varzi and Laura Migdon, without whom this exhibition and catalogue would not
have been possible.