Performance Crafting

Crafting is seen as separate from art, but what if crafting was public? What if crafting could become a political act or inspire a moment of the uncanny?

Performance Crafting seeks to to create a platform for discussing greater cultural issues and form meaningful relationships across regions and cultures.

For the next few months, artist, Tanya Aguiñiga, will be staging performance craft events in order to encourage human interaction with the natural and urban environments.

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Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police

Tijuana-born, L.A.-based artist Tanya Aguiñiga is known for her furniture that is covered with felt. For her "performance crafting" collaboration with Artbound, she trades place with her objects, and invites a group of workers to cover her from head-t...

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Performance Crafting: The Political Act of Weaving

Tanya AguiÃ±iga explores "performance crafting," bringing the intimate activity of plein air weaving into the public, thus activating spaces and encouraging contemplation of people's interaction with natural and urban environments.

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