Designing the Modern Utopia: Soviet Textiles from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection

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An exhibition titled "Designing the Modern Utopia: Soviet Textiles from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection" would be held from January 21, 2007, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The displays would include more than 100 textiles featuring symbols of Communist ideals such as tractors, factories, the hammer and sickle and farm scenes, woven by a group of Soviet artists into workers' clothing and household fabrics from 1927 to 1933.

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Alexander Girard: Vibrant Modern

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An exhibition named "Alexander Girard: Vibrant Modern" is scheduled to be held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from February 25, 2007. The exhibits would feature a selection of Girard's designs such as fabrics for Herman Miller's textile division from the 1960s and graphic design for La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York.

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Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel

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An exhibition titled "Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel" is scheduled to be held from February 25-May 27, 2007, at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. The exhibits would include Iris Barrel Apfel's textile and interior design samples that combine haute couture designs and flea market finds.

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