Keep Abortion Legal. 2006

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My Favorite Thing about the War On Terror is the Language of The War on Terror. 2006

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It’s the economy, stupid. 2008

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We are all terrorists. 2009

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Based in Los Angeles, LISA ANNE AUERBACH is a photographer, a knitter, and a conceptual artist. The last few years she has been concentrating on knitting sweaters carrying distinct political and social messages. Using a computer-controlled knitting machine, the messages are somewhat immediate responses to current cultural and political climates.

LISA ANNE AUERBACH started knitting in 1994, at a time when she had lost access to her photographic dark room and was looking for a new outlet for ideas.  Inspired by gear worn by RICK NIELSEN of Chicago rock band Cheap Trick, she saw sweaters as having an affinity with tattoos – both require an investment of commitment, a kind of permanence that does not apply to other forms of decoration or clothing, or indeed some other art forms.  She returned to knitting in 2004, since when it has been the dominant medium for her work.

This was followed by a big learning curve as she taught herself to machine-knit.  She is very clear that this is an artistic process, not fashion design.  As her work is designed on PhotoShop, she compares the knitting machine to the ink-jet printer on a PC.