Motive / Motif: Artists Commemorate the Suffragettes
Ghada Amer, Chila Burman, Anthony Burrill, Jo Cope, Dorothy Cross, Phoebe English, Molly Goddard, Mona Hatoum, Charlotte Hodes, Anne Howeson, Peter Kennard, Sarah Lucas, Heather Phillipson, Celia Pym, Daniel Ramoso, Anila Rubiku, Francesca Smith, Helen Storey, Sage Townsend and Rachel Whiteread. Curated by Charlotte Hodes and Alison Moloney.
The significance of the image on the handkerchief goes far beyond this modest embroidered object. Its beauty belies the women’s struggle and suffering whilst revealing their bond with the embroidered word.
Gallery 2, 14 January 2023 – 16 April 2023
Ruthin Craft Centre, The Centre for the Applied Arts
Park Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales UK, LL15 1BB. Tel: +44 (0)1824 704774 FREE admission. FREE on-site parking. Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5.30pm www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk Instagram: @ruthincrafts Twitter: @Ruthin_crafts image: Borja Moronta, courtesy of the artist.
January February 2023 EMBROIDERY
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