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Ceramics That Kill, Quilts That Admonish: Linda Lighton and Jessica Wohl

Ceramics That Kill, Quilts That Admonish: Linda Lighton and Jessica Wohl

One of the many takeaways from Linda Lighton’s work is mankind’s pursuit of ownership and power through the guise of glossy weaponry. Lighton’s sculptural ceramics of lipsticks, oil rigs, guns and bullets place us under the spell of these sensuous objects of intimidation, showing  how we long to handle and possess them, gently stroking their gleaming surfaces like purring cats on our laps.

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This week's #wcw is @jessiwohl This image is titled Black and White Boy, 2011 from her series Sewn Drawings - embroidery on found photograph, 8 x 10 in. Visit museemagazine.com for the full interview! | #jessicawohl #embroidery #vintage #vintagephotography #foundphotography #blackandwhite #musee #museemagazine (at Musée Magazine)