Tag: Textile Museum of Canada
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Magic Squares: The Patterned Imagination of Muslim Africa in Contemporary Culture
May 18, 2011 – Nov 20, 2011 Artists: Jamelie Hassan, Hamid Kachmar, Alia Toor and Tim Whiten Magic squares, known all over the world as mathematical games like Sudoku and Kenken, become carriers of powerful and diverse cultural meanings when they are painted, woven or embroidered on textiles Curated by Patricia Bentley Textile Museum of…