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Samplers, table cloths, tea towels, and party dresses often spring to mind when the word “embroidery” is invoked, but the forty international artists highlighted in “Pricked: Extreme Embroidery” tell a very different story. This exhibition is the Museum of Arts and Design’s latest exploration into how centuries-old handcraft traditions are rejuvenated in the mainstream of contemporary art and design. Chosen to showcase the diversity of approaches to this standard needleworking technique, the works in “Pricked: Extreme Embroidery” also convey powerful and personal content that ranges from subjective dreams and diaries to controversial politics in today’s world. The works are individually arresting, provocative, satirical, and humorous. —Museum of Arts and Design
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