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Museum of Craft and Folk Art

June 17 - October 23, 2011

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51 Yerba Buena Lane San Francisco, CA 94103
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Wrapping Traditions: Korean Textiles Now Jinja Kim Wollord
Bojagi (Bo-Jah-ki) or traditional Korean wrapping cloths were once used in formal ceremonies and daily activities in Korea. Similar to American patchwork, traditional Bojagi was made from simple pieced cloths or papers, which were elaborately embroidered together. Wrapping Traditions: Korean Textiles Now brings together 65 contemporary artists from Korea and ten other countries that are inspired by this Korean folk art. Artists include: Risa Benson • Molly Bullick • Leonie Castelino • Young Kyu Cha • HaeHong Chang • Kuzina Cheng • Nancy Crasco • Judilee Fitzhugh • Gerdur Gudmundsdottir • JungSook Ham • Karen Hampton • Judy Harmony • Marla Hattabaugh • Alie Dijk-Hartlief • Armi Heikkinen-Daum • Inyul Heo • Alice Hill • Ji-Yeon Hwang • Jiseon Lee Isbara • Hyun Jung • YeaGeum Jung • HyunSook Kang • ChungIm Kim • HyungJoo Kim • Jeeun Kim • Juunsik Kim • OkHyun Kim • YoungSoon Kim • Youngja Kim • Patti King • Karin Kunori • Bokhee Lee • Eunsil Lee • EunSook Lee • Ji Young Lee • Mikyung Lee • So-La Lee • SungSoon Lee • Sharon Lin • Hanne Lukka • Ruth Marchess • Alicia Merrett • SukHyun Min • Nami Minaki • Sang Jae Nam • Kirsi Niinimäki • Lyn Nixon • Catherine O'Leary • Myunghee Oh • Seung-Ah Oh • Soonhee Oh • Hyangsook Park • KyoungHee Park • YoungLan Park • Marianne Penberthy • Kumhee Ryu • Yolanda Sanchez • Elisabeth Schubel • Barbara Shapiro • Mary Ruth Smith • Sonjie Solomon • Robi Szalay • Kyungae Wang • Elizabeth Wassermann • Victoria-Gail White • Jinja Kim Woollard • Hee Soon You • MeKang You