The most recent iteration of the War Rug Project, a decade-long series that uses the war rugs of Afghanistan and mandalas of Tibetan Buddhism to investigate the impact of war on culture, took place this fall at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM).

"Twin Towers- Tribute Rug Carpet-9/11 2001- USA History" was the first post-9/11 war rug in the series. All the earlier installations, which use loose spices to recreate war rug patterns, were based on carpets made in response to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Read the email archive about the project on Blog, or the different links in "Art" for pictures and background.
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