The Institute For Figuring // Exhibition: Machine Project, July 2005




	Exhibitions IFF at the Walker Art Center April 24 - September 29, 2009 Crochet Cactus Garden showing in Jackson Hole, WY June 26 - September 28, 2009 Report On Crochet Reef Showing in Scottsdale, AZ April 11 - July 11, 2009 Crochet Reef Showing in Scottsdale, AZ April 11 - July 11, 2009 Report on the Reef Show at Track 16 Jan 10 - Feb 28, 2009 Crochet Reef Showing in Los Angeles Jan 10 - Feb 28, 2009 New York and Chicago Reefs in Staten Island Sept 27 - Dec 20, 2008 UK Reef Tour Autumn 2008 Plastic Exploding Inevitable Reef Showing in San Francisco Sept 7 - Oct 3, 2008 Report On The Crochet Reef Exhibition At The Hayward Gallery June 11-August 17, 2008 Crochet Reef Symposium at Southbank Center Friday June 13, 2008 Crochet Reef Showing in London June 11-August 17, 2008 Crochet Reef Showing in New York April 6 - May 18, 2008 The Hyperbolic Crochet Cactus Garden at the Wignall Museum - Chaffey College January 29 - March 1, 2008 The Hyperbolic Crochet Cactus Garden at the David Weinberg Collection October 26 - December 29, 2007 The Crochet Coral Reef At The Chicago Cultural Center October 13 - December 16, 2007 The Crochet Coral Reef At The Andy Warhol Museum 6 Billion Perps Held Hostage! Artists Address Global Warming March 11 – June 17, 2007 The Logic Alphabet of Shea Zellweger The Museum of Jurassic Technology Opening reception March 3 2007 Inventing Kindergarten Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery At Art Center College of Design October 13, 2006 – January 7, 2007 Hyperbolic Cactus Garden + Hyperbolic Kelps At Fair Exhange during the LA County Fair Pomona Fairgrounds September 8- October 1st 2006 The Business Card Menger Sponge An exhibition at Machine Project gallery Los Angeles – August 26-September 24 2006 Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane An exhibition at Machine Project gallery Los Angeles – July 2005 Philosophical Toys An exhibition at Apex Art New York – June/July 2005 Lithium Legs and Apocalyptic Photons An exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art April 20 - June 9 2002	HYPERBOLIC CACTUS GARDEN + HYPERBOLIC KELPS At FAIR EXCHANGE September 8 – October 1st LA County Fair Pomona Fairgrounds Workshop on Hyperbolic Crochet - Millard Sheets Gallery Saturday September 16 @ 12noon – 2pm Flickr Set of Crochet Cactii + Kelps at the Fair

		Photo credit: Photos by Margaret Wertheim/IFF Archives.
		The Institute For Figuring is proud to announce our involvement in Fair Exchange, an innovative exhibition taking place at the LA County Fair. Sandwiched between displays of prize-winning doilies, bottles of potted fruits and champion stud bulls, the IFF will be showing two specially produced installations of hyperbolic crochet models – the curvaceously ornate “Cactus Garden” and the gently undulating “Kelp” section of our ongoing hyperbolic coral reef. Both installations will be in the “gems and minerals cases” of Tapestry Hall of the fair, alongside the splendid handicrafts of expert knitters, crocheters and tatters from around the country. We are thrilled to be part of this annual celebration of home-made marvels and invite you all to join us at the Fair.

		In conjunction with the LA County Fair this year, Millard Sheets Gallery – located on the fairgrounds – is holding an exhibition of Los Angeles artists. Curated by Irene Tsatsos, former director of LACE, the exhibition addresses themes of community and fabrication, linking the work of local artists to the context and practices of the fair itself. The gallery is open throughout the duration of the fair and the curated show will be extended through the end of October. On Saturday September 16 (12noon – 2pm) the Institute will be holding a workshop on hyperbolic crochet at the Millard Sheets Gallery. For advance reservations please visit the Fair Exchange website. or call Millard Sheets Gallery. Millard Sheets Gallery 1101 W. McKinley Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 (909) 865-4560
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