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This event is in the past.It took place on March 23, 2026 at Asian Art Museum.

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Decorative Exhibition
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Gurjeet Singh: When Words Hurt

Civic Center

Gurjeet Singh stitches his mother's dress fabrics and childhood sewing lessons into soft, vulnerable creatures that explore how words can wound. This first US exhibition transforms family craft traditions into poignant queer meditations on identity and the language that shapes us.

Contemporary South Asian art
Soft sculpture
LGBTQ+ themes
Textile art

Tips

💬"explore what it means to be seen, to express yourself, and the power of language to build us up and tear us down" (Padma Dorje Maitland)
🧵Singh learned sewing from his mother and sisters in Chandigarh
👁️Look for "Teary Eyes" — stitched dress fabric that looks playful but feels vulnerable

Asian Art Museum

200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

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