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Knifeandfork is an art collaborative formed in 2004 by American artists Brian House and Sue Huang. Knifeandfork projects are concerned with the critical reconfiguration of media structures and contexts [1] and the group is known for their unconventional use of mobile and new media in their artworks. [2] [3] [4]

Knifeandfork work has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 2009 under the Engagement Party program, [5] [6] the Beall Center for Art + Technology at the University of California, Irvine, [7] and the Kulturhuset, Stockholm. Knifeandfork received a 2008 commission from Rhizome.

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