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Fred Tomaselli, After Migrant Fruit Thugs, 2008, Courtesy Banners of Persuasion
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10 Nov 2008 – 22 Nov 2008
Daily
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Tube: Russell Square
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Three years ago, arts group Banners of Persuasion commissioned 15 artists to revive the lost art of wall-hanging tapestry. Today sees the fruits of their labour. Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry looks to images associated with the contentious "war on terror", creating something akin to the Bayeux Tapestry's battlefield chronicles. Turning to the dark history of America's racial segregation, Kara Walker transforms her powerful silhouettes to threaded form, depicting nightmarish images of the American Civil War. Meanwhile, Beatriz Milhazes captures flowers in bloom, and Gary Hume renders his wife's likeness. These ceiling-high creations find the perfect venue in Express Dairy's old milk depot in Bloomsbury.
