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"Pattern ID" Explores Identity in Age of Globalization

KCUR | By Laura Spencer
Published February 23, 2011 at 10:53 AM CST
James Gobel, "I'll Be Your Friend, I'll Be Your Love, I'll Be Everything You Need," 2009; felt, yarn, acrylic and rhinestones on canvas.
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
James Gobel, "I'll Be Your Friend, I'll Be Your Love, I'll Be Everything You Need," 2009; felt, yarn, acrylic and rhinestones on canvas.

At the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, in a traveling exhibition called "Pattern ID," fifteen artists from around the world express their cultural identities through pattern and dress.

By Laura Spencer

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Kansas City, Mo. – "Pattern ID" encourages viewers to consider their own "Pattern ID," that the clothes we wear, the things we surround ourselves with, are informed by our cultural heritage, and life experiences.

"Pattern ID"
January 28-May 8, 2011
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

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Laura Spencer
Kansas City is known for its style of jazz, influenced by the blues, as the home of Walt Disney’s first animation studio and the headquarters of Hallmark Cards. As one of KCUR’s arts reporters, I want people here to know a wide range of arts and culture stories from across the metropolitan area. I take listeners behind the scenes and introduce them to emerging artists and organizations, as well as keep up with established institutions. Send me an email at lauras@kcur.org or follow me on Twitter @lauraspencer.
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