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Dave Cole, The Knitting Machine, 2005, acrylic felt with excavators and aluminum utility poles, completed flag is approximately 30 x 20 x 1 feet	Dave Cole, Jackhammer Orchestra, 2010, 1:16 scale model of playable instrument with 24 tuned jack hammers built on the chassis of an excavator, 9 x 9 x 12.5 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, Leaves of Grass, 2010, hand-cut military shell casings with melted bullets and bullet fragments, 6 x 32 x 94 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography	Dave Cole, Salt Print (La Somme, 1916) IV, 2010-2013, pure sodium chloride (table salt) heated to liquid state and crucible-poured into impressions from the tracks of the first military tank, 26 x 36 x 22 inches. Image: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, Three Generations, 2013, hand-turned hardwood with sterling silver, 2.75 x 11.25 x 17.5 inches. Photo: Jason Mandella	Dave Cole, Breastplate No.7 (after Lakota Oglala (Sioux) artifact, date unknown, from a photograph dated 1877), 2013, Military Surplus Gasketing, Butyl Rubber, Military Shell Casings, Recovered Military Projectiles, 41 x 21 x 3.75 inches, framed. Photo: Jason Mandella
Dave Cole, Vox #2 (Pledge of Allegiance), 2011, mixed media with vintage telegraph station, incandescent light bulb, and Morse code transmission (Pledge of Allegiance), 10 x 13 x 9 inches	Dave Cole, Money Dress, 2006, United States currency ($1124), hand-cut and re-knit, 61 x 13 x 31 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, American Flag (Lead), 2013, lead sheet and stainless steel cable, hand sewn, 42.25 x 80 x 3 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography	Dave Cole, Trophy Wife #2, 2013, mixed media with antique dress form and antlers, 51 x 18 x 22 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, Singer, 2012, Singer industrial sewing machine, teletype paper, wireless internet connection, 39 x 48 x 21 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography	Dave Cole, Song-Books of the War, 2012, mixed media with invalid chair, 20,000 buffalo nickels, 49.75 x 26 x 43 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, The Music Box, 2012, Caterpillar CS-553 Vibratory Roller-Compacter with cherry wood, spring steel and United States National Anthem (arranged for steamroller), 11 x 19 x 8 feet. Photo: Carly Gaebe	Dave Cole, Flags of the World, 2008, United Nations official 192 piece “Flags of the World” set, cut and re-sewn, with mixed media, 180 x 342 inches. Installed at The Armory Show 2013. Photo: Jason Mandella
Dave Cole, Baseball Study #6, 2008, mixed media with M67 fragmentation grenade, 8 x 10 x 5 inches	Dave Cole, Electric Blanket, 1998, contractor cords (1000 feet, knit to queen size), 19.5 x 33 x 6 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, Belt Plate (after Antietam), 2012, cast lead from melted bullets and recycled lead type, 1.5 x 16 x 10 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography	Dave Cole, Evolution of the Knitting Needle through Modern Warfare, 2000-2005, mixed media, United States Army issue knitting needles with carrying cases (hypothetical), 45 x 68 x 36 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography
Dave Cole, Porcelain Baby Blanket, 2002, Fiberfrax refractory ceramic textile, hand knit, 52 x 40 x 20 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography	Dave Cole, American Flag (Bullets), 2013, recovered bullets and bullet fragments, 23 x 44 x 4 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography

Architectural Digest, "The Next Generation" - David Colman

Sculpture Magazine, "New York, Dave Cole" - Jan Garden Castro

Artspace, ''9 Highlights from the Armory Show'' - Andrew Goldstein

Design Arts Daily, ''The Centennial Armory Show'' - Peggy Roalf

NY Arts Magazine, "5 Artists to See During Armory Art Week 2013"

Modern Painters, "Dave Cole" - Orit Gat

Art in America, ''The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss'' - Leigh Anne Miller

For Which it Stands - Carla Sakamoto

Art in America, "Unreal City" - Matthew Israel

ARTnews, "Dave Cole" - Robert Ayers

Boston Globe, "Taking Knitting to New Heights" - Sebastian Smee

Art Papers, "Dave Cole" - Karen Kurczynski

Artforum, "Dave Cole" - Francine Koslow Miller

Modern Painters, "Dave Cole" - Nuit Banai

ARTnews, "Dave Cole: All American" - Johanna Ruth Epstein

THE ARMORY SHOW: DAVE COLE
March 7 — March 10, 2013

DAVE COLE
September 8 — October 28, 2012

40 UNDER 40: RENWICK GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
July 20 — February 3, 2012

THE MUSIC BOX: CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
March 30 — May 19, 2012

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: THE NORTON MUSEUM OF ART
November 3, 2011 — January 16, 2012

UNREAL CITY: DAVE COLE
October 2 — November 7, 2010

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
February 14 — June 9, 2009

ALL-AMERICAN, JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY
September 4 — October 12, 2008

RADICAL LACE AND SUBVERSIVE KNITTING: MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN
January 25 — June 17, 2007

THE KNITTING MACHINE: MASS MoCA
June 1 — December 31, 2005

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DAVE COLE

IMAGE: Dave Cole, American Flag (Lead), 2013, lead sheet and stainless steel cable, hand sewn, 42.25 x 80 x 3 inches. Photo: Stewart Clements Photography

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Dave Cole was born in 1975 in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He received his BA from Brown University in 2000. His work has been exhibited at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, FL; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; 21c Museum, Louisville, KY; Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY;The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH; Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA; Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ; Vestlanske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen, Norway; Nasjonal Museet, Oslo, Norway; Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel; and Textielmuseum, Tilburg, Netherlands. He was the recipient of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum's annual Rappaport Prize. Cole’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Art in America, ARTnews, Modern Painters, Art Papers, and The Boston Globe, among others. His work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Danforth Museum, Wellington Management, 21c Museum, RISD Museum, The Burger Collection, The Pizzuti Collection, Fidelity Investments and Jaermuseet Vitenfabrikken. Cole lives and works in Providence, Rhode Island.