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Number 25D,
2005
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Special Exhibition
<p>Drew forges abstract works of art from humble, cast-off materials rich with symbolic and historical connotations—in this case, to the natural cycles of birth and decay as well as industrialization and the antebellum South. Cotton, wood, rope, rags, and rust feature frequently in his work. In <em>Number 25D</em>, Drew constructs an asymmetrical grid—a foundational element of modern art—out of cotton fabric and thread. Strands of extraneous thread rest on top of and between the small squares that compose the grid, introducing disorder, vulnerability, and tactility to a format that is more typically associated with stability, science, and standardization. Rather than remain in a fixed position, cotton—and its resonance with slave labor—spills out of the grid, as if <br>to suggest its irrepressible historicity.</p>
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