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Exhibition Detail Jessie Dunahoo Jessie Dunahoo Andrew Edlin Gallery 529 W. 20th St. 6th Floor New York, NY 10011 December 13th, 2007 - February 2nd, 2008 Opening: December 13th, 2007 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
	Jessie Dunahoo, Installation view © Courtesy of Andrew Edlin Gallery

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Andrew Edlin Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of the art of Jessie Dunahoo, his New York City debut.

Dunahoo is 74 years old, blind and deaf. He has lived in rural Kentucky his entire life. His art can best be described as in the tradition of quilt-making. His materials are purposefully arranged, layered and stitched. His quilts reflect the manner in which he collects his components, and their subsequent preparation, as well as the physicality of each stitch. His stitches serve a dual function as they not only hold the quilt together but act as his mark or signature.

Dunahoo's final artworks are achieved through multi-layering. These stacks of quilts are quiet yet loaded with information, unfolding like three-dimensional drawing books imbued with an intricate structure and a prismatic narrative.

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