Jean Shin: TEXTile

March 01, 2007 Art Asia Pacific Murtaza Vali

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TEXTile (2006), the exhibition's centerpiece, is a 25-foot long interactive tapestry made from over 20,000 computer keycaps, transcribing e-mail correspondence between the artist and Fabric Workshop and Museum staff. An aluminum armature support the fabric, rising at both ends. Resting on a desk-like extension at one end, the first three rows, corresponding to the first e-mail exchanged, serve as a makeshift keyboard...

– Murtaza Vali


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